I'm seeing 14.5 Watts with no modulation and mod peaks 60 to 80 Watts.
Ron N6IE
www.N6IE.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <Rsoifer@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A PTT
> John,
>
> I don't have a true peak-reading wattmeter, so I can't measure the PEP
> output. Jim may be right about controlled-carrier; I can't tell. When
> using
> TUNE and PWR, I get 95 watts, but only 11 watts with PTT and no speech.
>
> 73 Ray
>
>
> In a message dated 6/11/2010 7:01:47 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> wb4qda@yahoo.com writes:
>
> Ray
> When I speak into the Micrphone with the mode set to AM ,I modulates up
> to 80 watts .Tune is 21 watts and tune then the PWR I get 95 watts
> output.
> 73
> John
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "Rsoifer@aol.com" <Rsoifer@aol.com>
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Sent: Fri, June 11, 2010 10:38:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A Released
>
> John,
>
> Funny thing about that. With the mode set to AM, when I hit Tune and
> then
> Pwr I get full output like you did, but if I hit the PTT button instead,
> all I get is 11 watts on the Bird. It worked fine with 2.041XT.
>
> 73 Ray
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 6/11/2010 3:22:43 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> wb4qda@yahoo.com writes:
>
> Ray
> I just tested my O2 on AM max output was 80 warrs on an Alpha watt
> meter
> also about the same reading on a LP-100A watt meter with the Power set
> to
>
> 100%
> using the new fearmware version 2.044A
> 73
> John wb4qda
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "Rsoifer@aol.com" <Rsoifer@aol.com>
> To: ronc@sonic.net; w5pny@arrl.net; tentec@contesting.com
> Sent: Fri, June 11, 2010 8:36:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A Released
>
> Ron,
>
> The NR problem has been fixed (!) but the old low-output problem on AM
> is
>
>
> back. Mine measures 11 watts carrier power, max. It worked fine with
> 2.041XT.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
>
>
> In a message dated 6/11/2010 2:17:05 A.M. GMT Standard Time,
> ronc@sonic.net
> writes:
>
> I have adjusted the "Wish List" for the Orion II to reflect the newest
> version of the firmware. It's at www.N6IE.com
>
> Ron N6IE
> www.N6IE.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harry G McGavran Jr" <w5pny@arrl.net>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A Released
>
>
>>
>> With this one I can set the side-tone level all the way
>> up to 65 before the pops begin, and by the time one
>> gets past 80 on towards 99 the distortion on the
>> side-tone is still really bad -- BUT -- for me at
>> least, levels are 50-60 are all I need and that is
>> now distortion free, at least with a 610 Hz sidetone
>> which is the only one I tested or use. I also am
>> using the speaker and not headphones for this.
>> Since one gets the side-tone every time the SPOT
>> button is used, the side-tone distortion was really
>> objectionable with 2.043B.
>>
>> The NR seems better too, but most all the time I don't
>> really need it -- and it's nice not to have artifacts that
>> sound like NR action on the side-tone which the side-tone
>> is set to 50-60.
>>
>> There are a few CAT wierdnesses here and there, but the reliability
>> of sending a strings of "*" commands seems better.
>>
>> Unless something else crops up, I think I can live with this
>> release...
>>
>> 73 --
>>
>> Harry, W5PNY
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Harry G. McGavran, Jr.
>>
>> E-mail: w5pny@arrl.net
>>
>>
>>
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