As has been discussed by others, I too noticed the Orion power plug was the
same as my Argo V. I noticed that the 100 watt TEN-TEC Eagle uses Power Pole
connectors and felt that if it was good enough for the Eagle why not the Orion.
Converting the Orion to this type of connector has been described on this list
and is on the TEN-TEC Wiki at:
http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=orion_molex_to_power_pole_mod
I run #10 wire from my PS to the Orion and it has worked flawlessly for a
couple of years now.
73,
Rick
VE7TK
Website: http://www.ve7tk.com
To:TenTec reflector <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject:Re: [TenTec] Orion Power Out
From:art N4UC <n4uc@hotmail.com>
Reply-to:Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date:Sat, 12 Oct 2013 21:15:19 -0500
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You are correct. It's because having the most reliable connectors on a radio is
not nearly as powerful a marketing tool as a flashy display with a gazillion
features that nobody actually needs. But since my profession for the last 40
years has been the design of cable harnesses and connector interfaces for space
vehicles, I'd rather have a radio that boasted about reliable connectors!
>Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 22:00:23 -0400 >From: jrichards@k8jhr.com >To:
tentec@contesting.com >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Power Out > >For all the
high technology that goes into these radios, it seems, to me >at least, they
have done precious little development on the power supply >side. Not that you
can improve on two wires, red and black, but the >connectors all seem a tad
archaic. > >Of course they have done even less to develop... knobs... ;-) >
>(sorry, getting silly) >________________________ K8JHR __________________ > >
>On 10/12/2013 9:54 PM, art N4UC wrote: > >> The only Kenwood HF radios I've
ever owned (930 and 940) just had AC >> inputs, no DC. But I do like what they
do with the vhf/uhf mobile rigs with >> the pigtail and a connector on the
end. >> >__________________________________________
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