During contest do you run your full QSK amplifier in the Orion's Keying Loop
and do you operate with the sweep turned on?
Tom - W4BQF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa@juno.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] rcvr/no audio
> My Orion has run faultlessly in several contests now - both RTTY and CW.
> I don't do much SSB contesting, so haven't tried that yet.
>
> An Orion I used last fall occasionally had the problem described by Skip,
> along with a SubRX that would break into oscillation, driving the S-meter
> to about half scale and making it useless. That rig had had a lot of
> abuse, and since mine (Feb 2004 manufacture) has shown none of these
> problems I assumed it was related to severe shock/vibration on the other
> unit.
>
> 73, Duane
>
> On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 21:22:39 -0400 "Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net> writes:
> > There is a huge difference between leaving your radio on all day and
> > operating your radio in a contest. Just one 24 hour or 36 hour
> > contest will
> > tell you whether or not you have a 'real' radio. My Omni 6 has
> > always
> > performed in an excellent manner during many different contest. I
> > have had
> > my Orion to operate successfully in one contest.
> >
> > Tom -W4BQF
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bernard(wtrone)" <wtrone@comcast.net>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 8:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] rcvr/no audio
> >
> >
> > > Skip:
> > >
> > > I have left my Orion on all day, with and without the
> > scope, and
> > > have had no problems. I would suggest that you talk to TenTec
> > about your
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > >
> > > Bernard, WA4OEJ
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Steve N4LQ" <n4lq@iglou.com>
> > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 6:20 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] rcvr/no audio
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hey Skip. If you can figure that out, you'll be way ahead of
> > the
> > software
> > > > engineers! Forget the scope and enter shorter contest.
> > > >
> > > > Steve N4LQ
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "skip" <k3cc@fast.net>
> > > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 7:13 PM
> > > > Subject: [TenTec] rcvr/no audio
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > This is the first weekend I have had the time to play with my
> > Orion.
> > > > > After having the sweep on and listening to the Orion and FT
> > 1000MP
> > Mk/V
> > > > for
> > > > > a few hours the Orion audio quit.
> > > > >
> > > > > I could see movement of the S meter and a hum from the audio
> > but no
> > > > > intelligibility.
> > > > > I turned off the Orion and it worked fine for another 2 hours
> > and the
> > > same
> > > > > thing happened.
> > > > >
> > > > > WHY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > This is supposed to be a contest grade radio,. which means
> > hours of
> > use.
> > > > > It's useless if it only works for a few hours.
> > > > >
> > > > > de Skip K3CC
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm trying to be constructive, however this radio has problems
> > that
> > > should
> > > > > have been addressed before I got my hands on it.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
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