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RE: [TenTec] Orion Wish List

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Subject: RE: [TenTec] Orion Wish List
From: "Dick Green WC1M" <wc1m@msn.com>
Reply-to: wc1m@msn.com, tentec@contesting.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:15:06 -0400
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All excellent suggestions. 73, Dick WC1M

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taylor Davidson [mailto:taylor.davidson@worldnet.att.net] 
> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 1:07 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion Wish List
> 
> 
> I have used the Orion for several months now, and find it a 
> remarkable transceiver.  The RF performance is outstanding.  
> The user interface is excellent.  I carefully examined other 
> premium transceivers, and to me the Orion's front panel 
> configuration and operation is the best available.  But, 
> (there's always a but) there are a few feature enhancements 
> that would raise my rating from a 9 to a 10.  Here they are, 
> not necessarily in order of
> importance:
> 
> 
> 
> 1.   Display the band stacking register number:  There is room on the
> display in the lower left corner for displaying 1,2, 3, or 4 
> to indicate the selected register within the band.
> 
> 
> 
> 2. Improve ease of AGC control:  The capability to completely 
> configure AGC parameters is one of the most powerful features 
> of the Orion.  For years I have wanted this capability on an 
> HF transceiver.  However, having to go into the menu system 
> is a very aggravating procedure for tweaking AGC when trying 
> to optimize copy of under difficult conditions.  I propose 
> the following to provide quicker and easier access to AGC setup:
> 
> 
> 
> a. When SWEEP is off, display the AGC parameters for the 
> currently selected AGC in the area of the LCD used for SWEEP 
> display.  Display the MAIN receiver AGC parameters under the 
> MAIN receiver side of the display. Likewise, the SUB receiver 
> parameters would be displayed on the SUB side. Display them 
> in this order:  threshold, decay, hang time.  The displayed 
> parameters would follow the selection of fast, med, and slow 
> AGC.  Display nothing is AGC off is selected.
> 
> 
> 
> b. Use the MULTI knob to change AGC settings.  Press the 
> MULTI knob to select the AGC parameter to alter.  The first 
> press would select threshold. The second press would select 
> decay.  The third press would select hang time.  The fourth 
> press would go back to the top to threshold.  Just as for all 
> other setups, rotate the MULTI knob to change the selected parameter.
> 
> 
> 
> c. The MULTI knob would work on the AGC values of the 
> currently selected receiver.  That is, if MAIN is 
> highlighted, pressing the MULTI knob will highlight the AGC 
> settings for the MAIN receiver.  Likewise, if SUB is 
> highlighted, the sub-receiver AGC setting would be edited.
> 
> 
> 
> 3. Raise MONITOR volume: The monitor volume for SSB is way 
> too low even when set to 100. To hear my transmit audio when 
> using a headset; the receiver volume must be set way above 
> normal receive level. The side-tone and FSK monitor levels 
> are fine.  Just the monitor level for phone needs to be 
> considerably increased.
> 
> 
> 
> 4. Store more parameters in the band-stacking registers:  
> Currently the frequency, mode, and bandwidth are stored in 
> the band-stacking registers. Add the following to the data 
> stored and recovered by the band-stacking
> registers:
> 
> 
> 
>       PBT setting
> 
>       Preamp setting (on or off)
> 
>       AGC selected (off, slow, med, fast, or prog)
> 
>       Attenuator setting
> 
> 
> 
> 5. Reduce speech processor gain: Peak transmit audio drive 
> jumps way up when the speech processor in turned on.  If I 
> set the MIC level for normal modulation with the speech 
> processor off, the level is too high when the compressor is 
> turned on.  Peak modulation level should remain nearly the 
> same whether the processor is on or off.  The speech 
> processor should provide higher average transmit audio 
> without so significantly raising the peak audio.
> 
> 
> 
> 6. Add decimal points to frequencies stored in RECALL:  
> Stored frequencies should have decimal points just like the 
> primary and sub-receiver frequencies are displayed.
> 
> 
> 
> This is my wish list.  I would enjoy hearing comments and 
> suggestions from other Orion owners.
> 
> 
> 
> 73, Taylor, N4TD
> 
> 
> 
> 
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