When a very strong station comes on frequency, it takes a while for the
audio derived AGC to take hold. Result is it makes you feel like your ears
drums just exploded or a bomb went off in your head <gr>.
There was some one in the Baltimore (?) area that had a good fix - also
fixed a few minor problms.
My recollection is that TT never really acknowleged the problem or offered a
fix.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Weber" <kd9bo@mac.com>
To: "Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron@StarLinX.com>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 08:19
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Old Vs. New Technology
> Gun shot effect? Wazzat?
>
> At 5:16 AM +0000 2/22/04, Steve Baron - KB3MM wrote:
> >Well, the ole OMNI C was never easy on the eARS. remember the gun shot
> >effect?
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Steve Weber" <kd9bo@mac.com>
> >To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> >Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 22:07
> >Subject: [TenTec] Old Vs. New Technology
> >
> >
> >> The recent discussion about the old Omni's started me thinking.
> >> (doesn't happen all that much, but that's a whole 'nother subject)
> >>
> >> How does an Omni B or C stack up against the present day
> >> almost-but-not-quite-top-of-the-line rigs such as the Jupiter? I'm
> >> not talking about bells & whistles or even what is expected in a rig
> >> these days such as multiple VFOs, general coverage, auto notch etc.
> >> Just a rig that is user friendly, has a clean signal, can dig out the
> >> weak ones and is low noise and easy on the ears.
> >>
> >> Any thoughts?
> >> --
> >> Steve Weber
> >>
> >>
> >> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However
> > > a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
> > >
>
> --
> Steve Weber
>
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