Well....the way I've always used the two controls together is:
1. Set power control to about the desired level.
2. Adjust ALC for voice peaks (if using voice).
3. Use moderate sound card gain if using a digital mode....then set ALC
(again after setting power
----- Original Message -----
From: <K4IA@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ALC action on Orion
> Yes, that is correct - with the Orion, the lower power setting makes the
ALC
> much more sensitive. Since the ALC has some lag and overshoot, you can't
> rely on the ALC alone to keep you from splattering. You have to adjust
your
> audio drive (mic gain or PSK input level).
>
> Here's the part I don't get:
>
> No one has suggested you back down the SSB mic gain to reduce the drive on
> your Orion to an amplifier. Say I only need 50 watts drive - Am I
supposed to
> reduce my mic gain to get there? Seems to me that would leave me with a
> thin under-driven sounding audio similar to someone who talks too quietly
or too
> far from the microphone. I would think you would drive the audio fully
and
> reduce the PWR control down to 50 watts. If I remember correctly, the
> instructions say the ALC should just flicker on voice peaks. That would
never
> happen if you reduced the mic gain to lower your output.
>
> And yet, some say to lower the power output with PSK, you should leave the
> PWR setting on 100w and reduce the mic gain to your target output.
>
> I am away from home and don't have my Orion in front of me to try this out
> but it is making me very curious.
>
> k4ia
> Craig "Buck"
> Fredericksburg, Virginia USA
>
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