John,
I'd say you want to interrupt TX OUT. TX EN is an input to the Orion,
which allow inhibiting transmit. You don't want to inhibit transmit
during tuning - you won't get very far that way!
I should note that I don't have an Orion, but that's how I see it,
from a quick glance at the manual...
73,
~iain / N6ML
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:37 PM, John Huffman <[email protected]> wrote:
> I downloaded the KAT500 manual in anticipation of my tuner shipping. I
> have a question.
>
> Hooking up my K3 and my Ten Tec Hercules II amp seems pretty straight
> forward concerning the KAT500 key line relay. The K3 uses a single line
> to the Herc for keying.
>
> But, I will also be using the tuner with my Ten Tec Orion and the Herc
> amp. The Orion uses a pair of lines for QSK - TX EN/TX OUT JACKS on the
> rear panel of the transceiver. I plan to interrupt one of the lines
> through the key line relay in the tuner. But, which one, TX EN or TX OUT?
>
> 73 de K1ESE
> John
>
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