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Re: [TenTec] Original Orion Firmware

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Original Orion Firmware
From: Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:16:35 +0000
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Rod, this discussion thread is specifically about the Orion I.  You
might want to start a new thread to ask your question about the O2 to
avoid confusion.

73, Barry N1EU

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Rod Greene <w7zrc@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Good morning all -
>
> I am a very new O2 owner so I may be missing an option that
> will answer my want.
>
> I am using version 2.044A and 2.10B110
>
> My request is when using the band stacking, retain all the settings
> including AGC, so that when you punch the 20 m keypad button to
> go from 20 CW to 20 USB, the AGC changes appropriately. There
> may be other settings that the Band Stacking doesn't retain that I
> have missed.
>
> The NB seems really effective (hardware) for pulse such as the
> spikes caused be electric fence problems. Otherwise the NB seems
> to add distortion to the receive audio, even at lower setting levels.
>
> The Multi knob is very very sensitive making it a little hard to adjust.
>
> I have a question for the group -
>
> Is there a recommended starting point group of settings for AGC?
> I think I have the settings working pretty well, and have read the
> documentation over many times. So I think I understand how the
> settings work. However, a good starting point would be helpful to the
> newcomer (me - grin).....
>
> Thanks and 73, Rod
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: shristov <shristov@ptt.rs>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 6:10:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Original Orion Firmware
>
>
>
> I have two small items, shouldn't be difficult to fix.
>
> 1. In band stacking registers please preserve the full filter state.
>    Currently only BW is preserved, and PBT is not.
>    This makes it very inconvenient to switch from CW (normally PBT = 0 Hz)
>    to SSB (normally PBT=100..300 Hz), and vice versa.
>
> 2. Change AGC Threshold unit from uV to dBm and use 1 dB steps.
>    If changing units is inconvenient, please at least make some sense
>    of the step size, which is unbelievably messy now.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Sinisa  YT1NT, VE3EA
>
>
>
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