Re: [TenTec] Initial comments about ORION II

[Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX <RMcGraw@Blomand.Net>]

As I understand, when the bandwidth is reduce by 1/2 then shouldn't the 
total audio output be reduced by 6 dB?  And thus S/N be improved by an equal 
amount?
73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron@StarLinX.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Initial comments about ORION II


> Isn't that normal ?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Toby Pennington" <toby423@earthlink.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 19:56
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Initial comments about ORION II
>
>
> > Ron,  Do you notice any loss of signal audio when turning the BW encoder
> > from 200hz  to 100hz in the cw mode?     Not the signal strength but the
> > audio itself.  I seemed to notice loss of audio the last time I operated
> the
> > O2.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ron" <ron@morell.us>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 6:06 PM
> > Subject: [TenTec] Initial comments about ORION II
> >
> >
> > > My ORION II arrived yesterday and 15 seconds later it was out of the 
> > > box
> > and
> > > on the air.  I tried it out for several hours yesterday and set it up 
> > > in
> > all
> > > the configurations that caused problems with the ORION.  It did not
> > develop
> > > any anomalies that I could detect.  As I currently operate this radio,
> it
> > is
> > > flawless.  I've operated binaural CW with sweep on at the different
> > levels,
> > > I've operated CW and PSK, while listening to AM broadcast radio on
> > receiver
> > > B with the sweep on, and a variety of other settings that have caused
> the
> > > ORION running the latest version 1.3 software to either stop
> transmitting,
> > > or stop receiving on Receiver B.
> > >
> > > It is a little disappointing, that I'm not yet challenged with software
> > > anomalies whilst operating the O2.  Maybe someone would enlighten me 
> > > and
> > > tell me what parameters are needed to create a fault in this version of
> > > software?  Perhaps if I read the manual, and consider the instruction
> > there,
> > > I'll find a way to create a fault.
> > >
> > > I really like this radio and wish all on the reflector and all the 
> > > folks
> > at
> > > Ten Tec a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!  And thanks for 
> > > building
> > > this great radio.
> > > 73
> > > Ron  KA7U
> > >
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