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Subject: Re: [TenTec] My New Orion II . . .
From: Carl Moreschi <n4py3@earthlink.net>
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Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 19:49:58 -0400
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When you set the RF gain low and the audio gain high, you are really turning off AGC. I never had to do that with my Orion and Orion II.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com

On 8/25/2013 7:40 PM, PC Anderson wrote:
I agree with Barry, I run my Oll as simple as it can be made to run.Andy, W3LI

Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:17:12 +0000
From: barry.n1eu@gmail.com
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] My New Orion II . . .

Congrats on the new radio:

a) run the latest - there is absolutely no reason not to
b) what's a spectrum scope?
c) tons of guys will tell you all kinds of stuff but I don't buy any of it
- just run high AF Gain and low RF Gain.  AGC settings are UNIMPORTANT
d) use it and enjoy it

73, Barry N1EU





On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 10:51 PM, Richards<jrichards@k8jhr.com>  wrote:

Greetings Ten-Tec mavens and devotees:

I bought an Orion II and it arrived this weekend.  I am nearly finished
remodeling the desk shelves and risers to accommodate its substantially
larger footprint.  My young bride helped me build new shelves on the right
side on an angle and we both think it will be a huge ergonomic and visual
improvement.

I wonder:

         a)      Is there any consensus as to which
                 firmware version I should update
                 to...   and if not, is there any
                 concise list of which firmware
                 versions are favored, understanding
                 that some will work better in some
                 versions than others, but that is
                 sometimes good to know.

                 Wild Idea No. 29873:

                 Perhaps we could pool all comments on
                 the different versions, and make a chart
                 indicating which features are improved,
                 and which are not, in each of the
                 different versions.  That might make it
                 easy to determine which versions are good
                 for what purposes, and maybe make it easy
                 to adopt different personalities, like one
                 version may be better for digital modes,
                 and another for SSB, because the NR and
                 notch or the like might work better for
                 in one version, than another.

                 Or maybe this would be too confusing and
                 subject to intractable debate with no
                 consensus...  after all it IS a wild
                 asked idea. . .


         b)      Are there any quirks or foibles I might
                 want to pay attention to... such as you
                 cannot do X, if you set Y.   I seem to
                 recall some useful feature was adversely
                 affected when I engaged the spectrum scope.
                 Like who knew ???


         c)   Do you guys have any preferred AGC settings
                 that might be better than the default
                 settings?   I primarily work SSB, but I
                 will be moving to CW soon - I AM finally
                 making some progress and practicing more
                 regularly lately...


         d)   Are there any special notes, tips, or considerations
                 that apply to this rig that might not apply
                 to my other TT rigs, including the Omni VII
                 and Jupiter?   I also  own the TT Centurion.

So... any help would be hugely appreciated.  I don't mind reading, so if
there is a previous thread on a topic, you might just identify the issue
and point me in the right direction, and I will do the homework.  Just
knowing what to look for can often be enough help.

Happy trails.

-----------------  K8JHR  -----------------

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