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Re: [TenTec] AM Receiver distortion in Orion II

To: Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net>,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] AM Receiver distortion in Orion II
From: Dennis Jones <k6rcl@cox.net>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:05:37 -0800
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Ron,

Sounds good to me, in fact quite good.

DJ  K6RCL


On Jan 23, 2007, at 2:54 PM, Ron Castro wrote:

> One of the items on my "wish list" for the Orion II is to fix the  
> AM receive audio, which sounds to me like a problem in the DSP code  
> that causes distortion and 'muddy' sound.  It's most noticeable  
> during selective fades that cause a serious clipping effect.  Last  
> night, I made an MP3 of a local AM radio station comparing the O2  
> to a TS-870, and sent it to TT service.  This morning, TT said they  
> couldn't hear any difference between the two receivers.  Is it my  
> ears or what?  The link to the clip is below.  The O2 is the first  
> 60 seconds and the 870 is the second 60 seconds.  Bandwidth on the  
> O2 is 6 kHz, while the 870 is 3 kHz, although as you'll hear, it  
> sounds just the opposite!
>
> http://n6ie.com/OrionII_vs_870.mp3
>
> Can anyone besides me hear the difference?
>
>       Ron N6IE
>  www.N6IE.com
> (Formerly N6AHA)
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Dennis Jones
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