It depends on what you are doing with the radio...
Chasing DX at the noise level it's a feature mostly only high end radio's
have. Many don't work well but those that are implemented properly make a
big difference in being able to copy a signal at the noise floor.
It's a welcome addition...and it's Digital as it is implemented in the DSP.
Of course if you just use the $4000 radio for daily chit chat down on 40
sideband you will never see any value in it...same for the central LCD
display...or TV as someone recently called it...
Fact is you can't appreciate fine tools if you don't know how to build
anything with them...
Cecil
K5DL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Amos" <waltk8cv4612amos@att.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 566 Orion II Firmware Version V3.029---SpectrumDisplay
&Tuning...
> An audio filter in a $4,000.00 dollar radio? Tell me it isn't true
> ...........
>
> The final injustice, a $39 dollar Rat Shack filter needed in a $4K radio?
>
> Walt K8CV
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Rsoifer@aol.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 566 Orion II Firmware Version
> V3.029 ---SpectrumDisplay &Tuning...
>
>
>> In a message dated 4/24/2012 4:14:34 PM GMT Standard Time, k3ghh@arrl.net
>> writes:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> > I find that the best SAF setting for me is 20 Hz, and tuning the
>>> > center
>>> > frequency +'- 10 Hz around my SPOT frequency of 350 Hz. Really helps
>>> bring
>>> > weak CW signals out of the noise.
>>> >
>>>
>>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> SAF = Selective Audio Filter,implemented in the latest versions of the
>> Orion 565 and 566 firmware.
>>
>> 73 Ray W2RS
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