Give the Rascal people a call or email and they will probably make it right
! Manufacturers hate bad publicity :-)
Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI.
----- Original Message -----
From: "W3ETC" <W3ETC@thecumminsgroup.com>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] PSK 31 with the Orion II
> Thanks to all that responded with information on how to set up the Orion
> for
> PSK especially N6IE. Turns out the Rascal appears to be defective as
> while
> the computer was putting out sufficient gain it wasn't making to the
> Orion.
> To get it going I used the breakout cable packed with the Orion without an
> interface box, thus no direct keying and key the Orion via Vox. It works
> fine although I plan to get another interface box in the future as it
> provides some isolation and a more positive way to key the radio.
>
> 73s
>
> Ed W3ETC
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> In a message dated 12/27/2008 4:03:24 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> W3ETC@thecumminsgroup.com writes:
>
> Hello all:
>
> I am trying to get my Orion II running 2.039D to run PSK 31 using Digipan
> and WinPsk. I seem to be having a bit of difficulty with the Orion
> settings. I am using a Buxcom Rascal box with a straight thru Din cable
> and
> I can receive and decode fine on the laptop. I can transmit on the
> Orion,
> and can hear it on an external receiver transmitting PSK 31 but there
> does
> not appear to be much if any drive to the transmitter. The transmit
> light
> on the Orion does not light and the meter does not move. My external
> tuner
> (LDG Z 11 Pro) also does not light either as it does in SSB mode.
>
> I have the Orion using the aux mode as the input with the gain up to 60.
> The CW selection is set to MOX and the TX EQ is 0.00 db.
>
> Any suggestions as to drive settings on the Orion II would be most
> appreciated ?
>
> 73s
>
> Ed W3ETC
>
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