Yes, I agree.
I have owned an Omni C, Omni D, six Corsair 2's, a great Omni 6, five
IC-781's, and now the Orion, every one of which used the same type of relay.
I understand what the relay is used for as I always use full QSK, and I
understand what they sound like. My Orion makes NO NOISE of any kind when
I'm sending CW in the full QSK mode, be it at 20wpm or at my Orion's top
speed of 80 wpm. However I admit, at age 65 and after having operated CW for
the past 53 years, my hearing has probably degraded because my in-head copy
speed is now below 100 wpm. But to me, if I have to shut down the audio and
then place my ear on the radio to find out if the relay is clicking, the
d**ned thing is quiet, as I normally operate in a standard sitting position
WITHOUT my head laying on the radio.
Tom - W4BQF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Tippett" <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:03 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion relay
> "Clicks" is not a good description of the sound. It is
> more of a bell-like "ping" sound and is caused by the reed relay
> used for Orion's internal QSK (not an amp relay). For any who
> have used the TS-930S in QSK, the sound is exactly the same
> since the 930 also used a reed relay in QSK mode. It was
> possible in the 930 to select a bypass for non-QSK operation.
>
> 73, Bill W4ZV
>
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