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Re: [TenTec] O2 Tx Audio

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] O2 Tx Audio
From: "Scott Harwood" <scotth@hsc.edu>
Reply-to: scotth@hsc.edu,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 16:04:22 -0500
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Sure!  
Settings for "Normal"

Speech Processor 2
Mic Gain 37
Tx Eq   -20
TX Filter Width 2850 Hz
L.F. Rollofff   210 Hz

For "DX"
Speech Processor 4
Mic Gain 37
Tx Eq -20
TX Filter Width 2700 Hz
L.F. Rollofff   300 Hz

73
Scott K4VWK


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>
Reply-To: Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net>,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment 
<tentec@contesting.com>
Date:  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:56:54 -0800

>Care to share your settings?
>
>I tried running a frequency response test last night, and determined that 
>there is no way to measure it on the O2 since, even at low levels of input 
>it "hunts" for the signal and the output jumps up and down.  This may 
>actually be a good thing for normal speech operating conditions, and this I 
>know from broadcasting that you absolutely cannot do a frequency response 
>test on a system without shutting down all devices in the chain that can 
>dynamically effect the level.  TT may have designed some noise gate or level 
>"hold" function similar to what broadcast stations use which would make the 
>rig sound much better.  But broadcast processors have a "proof" switch on 
>them that defeats all functions for testing, and that's not available on the 
>O2.
>
>Next best thing is a pink-noise generator and an audio spectrum analyzer 
>hooked to a receiver with a known flat response.  If I had a spare $25,000 
>laying around, I could do that :-)
>
>Ron
>N6AHA
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Scott Harwood" <scotth@hsc.edu>
>To: "on of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
>Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 4:40 AM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] O2 Tx Audio
>
>
>>
>> I have received nothing but compliments on my tx audio using Orion II and 
>> Studio One mike.  As with almost everything else with the Orion II, it 
>> takes some study and care setting it up.  I plugged a cassette recorder 
>> into the monitor output and went through numerous settings of TxEQ, Low 
>> Freq Cutoff and Speech Processing stating into the microphone what each 
>> setting was while transmitting into a dummy load.  I then played the 
>> recorder back through my home stereo with no sound (base or treble) 
>> enhancement and selected the one that sounded the most natural for those 
>> 75 meter rag chews, the most piercing and penetrating for dx pileups, etc. 
>> I got the XYL to also verify the "natural" sound.
>>
>> Just a suggestion on what worked for me.
>>
>> 73 all
>>
>> Scott K4VWK
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: "Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>
>> Reply-To: Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net>,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment 
>> <tentec@contesting.com>
>> Date:  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 19:45:12 -0800
>>
>>>Maybe they need to bring Doug Smith, KF6DX back for a consult.
>>>
>>>Ron Castro
>>>Chief Technical Officer
>>>Results Radio, LLC
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: <Kc9cdt@aol.com>
>>>To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>>>Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 6:47 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [TenTec] O2 Tx Audio
>>>
>>>
>>>> Well, that's unfortunate, as I think they did a superb job in early
>>>> testing.
>>>> Really taking the place of a department for TT.
>>>>
>>>> Now TT is going to have to do a lot better on there own in QC and
>>>> regression
>>>> test and analysis. So far not so good IMHO.
>>>>
>>>> I'm still rooting for them, but ?????
>>>> Maybe they need additional help with the programming (outside help)?
>>>>
>>>> Seems like more people are happier with the version 2 for Orion than OII
>>>> right now.
>>>> You would think the code (logic) would be the same with the exeption of
>>>> drivers for the screen and maybe some differences in the filter chain.
>>>>
>>>> I vote for going back to 1.xxx  for OII and improving from there... I
>>>> know...
>>>> too late!
>>>> Lee
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