Perhaps the EQ filter coefficients got corrupted - so changing the EQ
setting, since it causes them to be overwritten with new values,
returned the filter to a sane state?
RC
On 6/26/06, K4IA@aol.com <K4IA@aol.com> wrote:
> I noticed my Orion 1 (latest firmware) was sounding awful noisy - lots of
> band noise in the form of static and low frequency growling. The S meter was
> always reading high from the noise. Reducing the RF gain did not improve the
> audible S/N ratio. The NR has been broken since ver 1.371 of the software so
> that is no help at all.
>
> I tried playing with the AUDIO>RX EQ setting to see if it would make a
> difference. It sure did but in a way I did not expect. Setting it to
> -6db made
> the background noise go way down. What I didn't expect was that resetting
> it back to zero the background noise was still way down. Now my radio sounds
> like I think it should even with the EQ set to zero. The S meter is reading
> as I think it should instead of S9 noise all the time.
>
> Anyone else noticed this or have a comment?
>
> k4ia
> Craig "Buck"
> Fredericksburg, Virginia USA
>
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