I also had the VOX hang up this past weekend during a contest. Like Dan,
turning it off then back on cured the problem. Only happened once.
Jeff
K4BP
--- On Mon, 11/23/09, Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net> wrote:
From: Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Updated "FIX IT" list for Orion II v. 2.041XL
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 9:07 PM
OK...I'll pass that on to the factory.
Ron N6IE
www.N6IE.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard Backaert" <bbackaert@skynet.be>
To: "'Ron Castro'" <ronc@sonic.net>; "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'"
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 3:58 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Updated "FIX IT" list for Orion II v. 2.041XL
> Hi Ron,
>
> I was reading your mail regarding the bugs in the Beta update 2.041XL and
> I'm wondering that you didn't mention the VOX hanging issue introduced by
> this last beta release.
>
> During contests I use always the VOX and this bug ,only in the version
> 2.41XL, is very annoying. Switching the VOX OFF and ON cure the problem
> for
> a while, but this is not what I expect from an ORION II.
>
> I hope that you will add this issue to your fix list on your website
>
>
> Looking forward for any comments,
>
>
> 73's
>
> Ben ON5GQ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Ron Castro
> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:40 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: [TenTec] Updated "FIX IT" list for Orion II v. 2.041XL
>
> I avoided getting into the recent food-fight on this reflector about
> problems with the Orion and Orion II firmware since the volley seemed more
> emotional than objective. Those of you who know me or have read my posts
> in
>
> the past know that I am neither a TT cheerleader nor basher...I report,
> you
> decide.
>
> Now that the dust has settled and most of the blood has dried, I thought
> it
> would be good to update the v 2.041XL Fix List on my website. It can be
> found at:
>
> http://n6ie.com/Wish%20List2.htm
>
> The list below is only about the 2.041XL update for the Orion II. On the
> web link, you'll find the cumulative wish-list as well. Here is a summery
> of what I hope TT is working on for the next 'non-beta' release:
>
> 1. Red Screen problem. Sweep goes to weird red lines and/or
> background.
>
> Big signals were initially thought to be problem, but tests of up to 0 dBm
> could not recreate the problem. This seems to happen only rarely but it
> is
> a PITA.
> 2. Spot level is many dB below S-Tone level. They should be about the
> same. They increased the side tone volume, but forgot about the spot
> tone,
> which adjusted with the same control.
> 3. S-Meter and Sweep do not change while tuning main dial. This bugs me
> more than I thought it would!
> 4. Popping on AF AGC (setting AGC constants very slow mitigates but does
> not eliminate problem)
> 5. Low level on AF AGC relative to RF AGC of 10 to 20 dB
> 6. Reports of "noise crash" on AF AGC when Notch on AN pressed. (Many
> people saw this initially, but it seems to have gone away on its own.go
> figure!)
> 7. NR in AF AGC: sounds like it needs more level.
>
> Ron N6IE
> www.N6IE.com
>
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