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Subject: Re: [TenTec] does anyone know ?
From: "CSM\(r\) Gary Huber" <glhuber@msn.com>
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Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:15:06 -0500
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You really need to see a SDR running PowerSDR in panadapter mode to fully 
appreciate what looking closely to the details of the signal in the bandpass 
and signals nearby do to help you real-time tune in a signal, enhance your 
understanding of interfering signals, or manipulate your TX signal into a 
quiet hole in a pile-up.  As a new OMNI-VII owner, I visited my neighbor who 
had added a SDR to his ORION-II station; after five minutes of demonstration 
of his SDR in panadapter mode, I was ready to buy my own.

Now I seldom chase DX, Contest, or Rag-chew without having the panadapter 
running. With some hearing loss, I find the panadapter helps me get on 
frequency by seeing just where the lows and highs of a transmitted signal 
are in relation to the (suppressed) carrier reference and bandpass high and 
low frequency indicators which usually results in the other station hearing 
me, even when I 'm running just 100 W and it’s a DX station calling.

Having a panadapter has truly been a paradigm shift in capability and 
results at my station.


73 es DX,

Gary - AB9M

-----Original Message----- 
From: Richards
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 7:16 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] does anyone know ?

Greetings Ten-Tec mavens –

I have an Omni VII with its spectrum scope, and often use N4PY software
for control, in addition to the front panel controls on the rig – which
software has a spectrum scope feature –

My question is:  Other than being somewhat "real time" updating,   what
features and capabilities would a panadapter add to enhance or eclipse
the spectroscope on the rig or in this software ?    In other words,
what will it do for me other than be constantly updating?

Thank you.

------------------
Happy Trails.
=======================  Richards / K8JHR  =========================

On 3/31/2011 6:38 PM, John Molenda wrote:

>> In order to add a panadapter to the Orion II we first need to get
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