Nice review....thanks........John K4NP
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From: "Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>
To: "Ten Tec List" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 8:14 PM
Subject: [TenTec] 2.038k
Initial subjective tests of 2.038k for the Orion II are quite good. So
far:
1. Band stack register indicator looks great. A, B, C, or D shows just
to the right of the A VFO 1 kHz digit.
2. You can now tell when you're in split..."SPL" appears in vertical
letters just above the "A" of the A VFO.
3. AM receiver appears to be much improved. So far, the only AM
station I can hear on the main receiver is WWV, but it sounds a lot
better! I'll know more when 75 opens up tonight and I can listen to the
guys on 3870. The BW opens to 9 kHz!
4. AM transmit is much better. Subjective listening to myself on the
TS-870 indicates very smooth sounding audio with no need to add treble and
reduce bass as was needed before. The TX EQ now works on AM. You can now
set the carrier level to precisely what you want, and there is no change
with audio input level as in previous versions. Modulation appears to be
solid at 100%, even as you change input levels---the AGC scheme works
extremely well!
5. All of #4 also applies to FM...sounds great!
6. The "A>B" VFO function now transfers the mode as it is supposed to.
If you have the PB and BW 'track' set on the in the menu, that transfers
also.
Nothing appears to have been broken. In my opinion, this update is a
keeper! I'll look forward to hearing other evaluations...
Ron N6IE
www.N6IE.com
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