... and with the varying levels of signals you'll encounter, you will
constantly be adjusting both...plus your ears will take a beating if you
wear headphones.
Suggest reading, re-reading and studying the section "WEAK SIGNAL DX
RECEPTION,CONTEST OPERATION AND ORION II" in the manual, Chapter 4.
Ted W4NZ
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Carl
Moreschi
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 7:50 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] My New Orion II . . .
When you set the RF gain low and the audio gain high, you are really turning
off AGC. I never had to do that with my Orion and Orion II.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com
On 8/25/2013 7:40 PM, PC Anderson wrote:
> I agree with Barry, I run my Oll as simple as it can be made to
> run.Andy, W3LI
>
>> Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:17:12 +0000
>> From: barry.n1eu@gmail.com
>> To: tentec@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] My New Orion II . . .
>>
>> Congrats on the new radio:
>>
>> a) run the latest - there is absolutely no reason not to
>> b) what's a spectrum scope?
>> c) tons of guys will tell you all kinds of stuff but I don't buy any
>> of it
>> - just run high AF Gain and low RF Gain. AGC settings are
>> UNIMPORTANT
>> d) use it and enjoy it
>>
>> 73, Barry N1EU
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 10:51 PM, Richards<jrichards@k8jhr.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings Ten-Tec mavens and devotees:
>>>
>>> I bought an Orion II and it arrived this weekend. I am nearly
>>> finished remodeling the desk shelves and risers to accommodate its
>>> substantially larger footprint. My young bride helped me build new
>>> shelves on the right side on an angle and we both think it will be a
>>> huge ergonomic and visual improvement.
>>>
>>> I wonder:
>>>
>>> a) Is there any consensus as to which
>>> firmware version I should update
>>> to... and if not, is there any
>>> concise list of which firmware
>>> versions are favored, understanding
>>> that some will work better in some
>>> versions than others, but that is
>>> sometimes good to know.
>>>
>>> Wild Idea No. 29873:
>>>
>>> Perhaps we could pool all comments on
>>> the different versions, and make a chart
>>> indicating which features are improved,
>>> and which are not, in each of the
>>> different versions. That might make it
>>> easy to determine which versions are good
>>> for what purposes, and maybe make it easy
>>> to adopt different personalities, like one
>>> version may be better for digital modes,
>>> and another for SSB, because the NR and
>>> notch or the like might work better for
>>> in one version, than another.
>>>
>>> Or maybe this would be too confusing and
>>> subject to intractable debate with no
>>> consensus... after all it IS a wild
>>> asked idea. . .
>>>
>>>
>>> b) Are there any quirks or foibles I might
>>> want to pay attention to... such as you
>>> cannot do X, if you set Y. I seem to
>>> recall some useful feature was adversely
>>> affected when I engaged the spectrum scope.
>>> Like who knew ???
>>>
>>>
>>> c) Do you guys have any preferred AGC settings
>>> that might be better than the default
>>> settings? I primarily work SSB, but I
>>> will be moving to CW soon - I AM finally
>>> making some progress and practicing more
>>> regularly lately...
>>>
>>>
>>> d) Are there any special notes, tips, or considerations
>>> that apply to this rig that might not apply
>>> to my other TT rigs, including the Omni VII
>>> and Jupiter? I also own the TT Centurion.
>>>
>>> So... any help would be hugely appreciated. I don't mind reading,
>>> so if there is a previous thread on a topic, you might just identify
>>> the issue and point me in the right direction, and I will do the
>>> homework. Just knowing what to look for can often be enough help.
>>>
>>> Happy trails.
>>>
>>> ----------------- K8JHR -----------------
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