I have seen the same thing on my Paragon I, not on the audio
gain so much, although it does get scratchy, but on the RF gain.
Most of the useful range is above the 12 o' clock position. Below
12 o' clock the gsin drops rapidly. Maybe I'll try that resistor
trick that was suggested.
Bob WB2VUF
Charles W. Shaw wrote:
>
> On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 17:03:54 -0600 "Roy Koeppe" <royanjoy@ncn.net>
> writes:
> >Anyone else notice that the audio out pot has all of its useful levels
> >range crammed into the lower eighth-inch or so of travel, making it
> >ultra critical?
>
> My Omni V and Omni VI are not that way. Also, I don't remember my Omni A,
> D, B or C's or the Corsair and Paragon being like that. Generally my Omni
> VI needs the audio control at about 12 o'clock or a bit higher. I don't
> think any have gotten scratchy either. That could be because of the
> ultra-dry climate I live in.
>
> 73, Charles
>
> Charles W. Shaw, N5UL
> Hobbs, NM (near the SE corner)
> <n5ul@wtaccess.com>
>
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