YES!! He simply wasn't hearing me with low power, and was handing out a
lot of 539 reports, so since my 17m antenna is a 80/40m vertical, I knew
I need to use all the power I had (well, 600w worth anyway - no sense
making the neighbors get restless!).
OK on the SubRX -- that is what I had (a LOT) with the Orion I used last
fall, but that would have been on earlier firmware. I updated it twice I
think in the 4 weeks I had it. It did not appear to be related to use of
the amp, and made the SubRX practically useless. Again, I wrote this off
to shipping damage, and reported it to the next user. It was to be used
for TT's video, but I looked at the one on the resulting video, and I
think they swapped in a different one because the one I had had some
distinguishing marks on the Orion emblem that would make it easy to spot
and would be almost impossible to repair.
OK, will keep an eye out for it Tommy, and will report any problem to
ditsnbits and let you know. BTW I discovered another problem this
weekend and reported it. Small issue. Because the Orion does not change
the frequency display when the RIT or XIT are engaged, the frequency
reported back via software incorrectly reflects only the frequency
displayed. It should be adding the +/- RIT offset. I believe this
worked correctly on the Omni VI+.
73, Duane
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:34:04 -0400 "Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net> writes:
> The question is: Did you snag S9SS??
>
> Yes, when the SubRX breaks into oscillation, the SubRX S-mtr goes to
> about
> 3/4 scale.
>
> Tom - W4BQF
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa@juno.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 10:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Losing RX Audio
>
>
> > I use an Alpha 99 via keying loop 1, but I use the KEY input on
> the rear
> > (y-adapter for the Logikey on one side and the parallel port
> circuit on
> > the other side). Have only run about 30 minutes of fairly heavy
> DX
> > chasing (calling S9SS this afternoon), and no problem yet.
> Granted, I
> > haven't given it a lot of chance to fail, but maybe using the key
> input
> > makes a difference? (This is similar to a problem reported
> earlier, if I
> > remember right, but I don't recall it being linked to the SubRX
> going
> > "into oscillation" - doesn't the SubRX S-meter go to 3/4 scale or
> so?)
> >
> > 73, Duane
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:53:18 -0500 "A. Sewell" <n5na@att.net>
> writes:
> > > I'm running an Alpha 89. I had been using Keying Loop 1 when I
> > > operated in
> > > the WPX contest but I am just using Amp Key 1 now instead of
> the
> > > loop.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Alan
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>
> > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 5:40 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Losing RX Audio
> > >
> > >
> > > > What amplifier are you running with your Orion? Are you
> using
> > > either
> > > Keying
> > > > Loop 1 or Keying Loop 2 with your amp?
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "jack" <jfriend31@comcast.net>
> > > > To: "A. Sewell" <n5na@att.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 6:34 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Losing RX Audio
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > i find that loss of audio interesting. i have one computer
> > > controlled
> > > > keyer
> > > > > in the back socket of my Orion and an MFJ keyer in the front
> CW.
> > > neither
> > > > has
> > > > > caused even one moment's problem for the Orion. i have used
> all
> > > the
> > > > firmware
> > > > > since my Orion arrived with the 1.358 version installed.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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