As a final ceremony, in respect of all parties.....Stand at attention
over the well grounded Orion, facing toward Sevierville saluting with an
outstreched arm and repeat 3 times....Bob Heil, Bob Heil, TenTec and MFJ.
-----Original Message-----
From: N5bbc@aol.com
To: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:26:06 EST
Subject: Re: Subject: [TenTec] Orion - Proper Grounding
>
> You NEGLECTED to mention pouring a 5# bag of ROCK SALT over the
> instillation
> and watering it down for several days with a lawn sprinkler.
> Ben Burnt II
>
>
> In a message dated 12/23/2004 11:01:36 AM Central Standard Time,
> tentec-request@contesting.com writes:
>
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:21:09 -0500
> From: "n4lq" <n4lq@iglou.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion - Proper Grounding
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Message-ID: <E1ChUm5-00072e-Pu@iglou.com>
>
> Your new Orion is a highly sophisticated radio. For proper operation
> you
> will need to provide a "DIRECT" RF ground. Heavy braided cable and
> solid
> copper bus bars are insufficient.
>
> To create a direct ground, one must first prepare the surface. We
> recommend removing all vegetation around the area for at least 24".
> Remove the sod and create an indentation in the soil about 2" deep.
> Fill
> the indentation with water and let soak overnight. Doing this will
> make
> driving the ground rod easier and will help make future weeding
> easier.
>
> Next, we need to prepare the Orion. Remove the plastic feet from the
> cabinet. Using an electric sander, remove all paint from the bottom of
> the cabinet. Now place the Orion in the indentation you created.
>
> Now we need to install the ground rod. Drilling a pilot hole in the
> top
> of the Orion will make installation go easier. The hole should be
> approximately the same diameter as the ground rod. Insert the ground
> into the hole and drive it in until the top of the rod is about 2"
> above
> the Orion's cabinet top. Affix a suitable ground clamp to the top of
> the
> rod. From the clam, run a heavy braid out to each corner of the Orion
> and weld them to each corner.
>
> Finally, connect 120 radial wires to the clamp, making them at least
> 120ft long. Bury these slightly below the ground surface.
>
> You now have provided a suitable RF ground. We recommend using N4PY
> software to operate the Orion instead of actually touching the knobs.
> This will provide even better RF isolation.
>
> A suitable microphone connector is still in the development stages.
> Stay
> tuned for further developments.
>
> R.F. Burns
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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