I believe this may be true, but from reports on this list it is hard to
separate the unit-to-unit variations from the ham-to-ham differential
sensitivity & grumpiness. ;-)
73 Martin AA6E
Carl Moreschi wrote:
> Apparently, there is a big variation in the noise from the reed relay. Mine
> is very quiet but some are not.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 121 Little Bell Drive
> Bell Mountain
> Hays, NC 28635
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin AA6E" <aa6e@ewing.homedns.org>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 8:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II relay clicking CW?
>
>
>> Bruce McLaughlin wrote:
>>> I've only had my Orion II for about a week but I was wondering about the
>>> same thing. It is rather noisy. And I am a bit alarmed about the meter
>>> slamming into the pin when sending CW at the 100 watt level. I sure
>>> hope it isn't being abused. ...
>> The meter is driven by the internal computer through a digital-analog
>> converter, so you're unlikely to harm it IMO. TT hasn't seen fit to
>> damp the meter movement (ala auto shock absorbers) to prevent the
>> over-swing. They could do that in firmware, I imagine.
>>
>> The reed relay noise in CW is something that bothers some ops and not
>> others. I hear it, but it's not an issue for me. It might be possible
>> to go in and acoustically insulate the relay. I wonder if anyone has
>> actually done it.
>>
>> 73 Martin AA6E
>>
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