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Re: [TenTec] Orion III

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion III
From: "Charles Strickland" <wa4oss@earthlink.net>
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Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 14:33:56 -0400
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Yes! Agree -- I could handle an "IQ" ouput in order to run Spectrum Analysis 
software on a pc.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py2@earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion III


> My Orion III would be an Orion II with the addition of a sub-receiver
> that is equal to the main receiver, a 9 mhz IF out jack, and receive
> antenna out/back in loop connections so you could add devices such as a
> noise cancelor in series with the receiver.  It would also have 6 meters.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 121 Little Bell Dr.
> Hays, NC 28635
> www.n4py.com
>
> On 5/18/2011 1:50 PM, Frank Kirschner wrote:
>> Listen to the NR on the FTdx-5000. It can pull a signal out of the noise 
>> and make an unreadable signal readable, and a noisy signal armchair copy. 
>> This works on SSB as well as CW. I don't know what algorithm they're 
>> using, but it really works.
>>
>>   73,
>>   Frank
>>   KF6E
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Carl Moreschi
>> Sent: 05/14/11 11:37 AM
>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion III
>>
>>   The NR you are talking about does not exist on any radio. Still to this 
>> day I have never seen an NR that truely helps with copy. They might make 
>> things quieter but copy is always best under difficult conditions with NR 
>> off. Carl Moreschi N4PY 121 Little Bell Dr. Hays, NC 28635 www.n4py.com 
>> On 5/14/2011 11:12 AM, Tony Lelieveld wrote:>  Hi all,>  >  I agree. I'd 
>> go with an external panadapter. Why are people rumbling about>  an Orion 
>> III? Let's get the O-II finalized first. I am still waiting for>  an 
>> upgrade that will improve the NR part of the rig. One that, when you> 
>> activate it, will truly reduce the noise WITHOUT altering the audio 
>> quality>  of the voice you're receiving.>  >  On some signals it seems to 
>> work okay but mostly it distorts the audio and>  acts erratically and I 
>> am running ver. 2.044A. Different settings of the>  AGC threshold and 
>> manual AGC level do not seem to make much difference.>  >  73, Tony 
>> VE3DWI>  >  >  ----- Original Message ----->  From: "Bar
> ry N1EU"<
>>   barry.n1eu@gmail.com>  >  To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec 
>> Equipment"<tentec@contesting.com>  >  Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 12:29 
>> PM>  Subject: Re: [TenTec] O3 wish list>  >  >>  Well said and totally 
>> agree Paul. Limited engineering resources can>>  be put to much better 
>> use. If the rig mfr provides I.F. output,>>  they've done their job.> 
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