Interesting discussion about the QSK. I'm not convinced it's quite as
good as my venerable TS-930S, though I haven't done a side-by-side
comparison. I also haven't played with any of the CW/QSK variables on
the O II yet.
That said, the O II is simply a fantastic rig and I'm not about to go back.
Kim Elmore, N5OP
At 05:32 PM 1/17/2007, you wrote:
>Probably because I'm a slow plodder on the key, I notice the slow
>recovery on the Orion (v2059) as well. In fact, it seems no faster
>than my VI+ with slow AGC and delay set at 1. Some time ago N4PY
>noted just this issue on the list.
>
>73, Gary W7TEA
>
>On Jan 17, 2007, at 2:44 PM, Barry Gross wrote:
>
> > On 1/17/07, Dennis OConnor <ad4hk2004@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> I have to say that the ability to transmit with the Orion/Titan
> >> and still hear between the dits on both receivers at 30 wpm is
> >> impressive...
> >
> > Just a minor quibble: with the Orion set up for normal operating, with
> > 8msec risetime (as discussed ad nauseum in the past) and 50% weighting
> > on the transmitted cw - I'm skeptical about true unmuting of the main
> > receiver between dit characters at an actual 30wpm.
> >
> > I love my Orion, but it's QSK isn't one of its high points compared to
> > other Ten-Tec rigs I've operated. Too much overhead internally
> > compared to older generation rigs that aren't controlled by digital
> > processing inside.
> >
> > 73,
> > Barry N1EU
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