"Marijan Miletic, S56A" wrote:
> * The very clean transmit signal resulting from the low phase noise.
> *** TX signal is very dirty due to DSP generated artificial IMD components.
Yes, I can see them on pp. 8-10 of EPR,
but what makes you think they are DSP-generated?
> * In the summary at the end, they are particularly enthused by
> the 40m RX performance (they insinuate that the ORION is the only
> rig that can still copy weak signals with the Preamp switched on,
> without generating any unwanted signals of its own).
> *** Only the idiot would do that!
Well, a very small number of hams is aware that their receivers
have serious limits, let alone how low the limits actually are :-)
> * Boot-up time is 13 seconds.
> *** Not bad compared with PC Windows systems :-)
Awful "feature" indeed, comparable to the lack of PTT in CW mode,
if I read the manual correctly.
> * Attempting to save more than 500 or 600 characters into the cw
> memory results in a processor crash requiring turning the rig off
> and on.
> *** Getting closer to Windows standards!
Looks like one cannot have a "software defined radio"
without the usual "price" associated with contemporary software :-)
73,
Sinisa YT1NT, VA3TTN
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