Re: [TenTec] Orion III

["Bob Good" <k4bg@planters.net>]

Noise Reduction "NR" :   I mostly agree with Carl.  My gear is Omni VI Opt-3 
and opt-1 on a second unit.  SSB is a significantly "modified" sound making 
it more difficult to understand due to the lack of sibilance.  However, 
personally I like the "modified" sound when copying CW.  I would describe it 
as "enhanced".  On CW,  I use speeds up to 35 wpm or so with the "NR" always 
"on".  Regards,  Bob K4BG
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From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py2@earthlink.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 11:37
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion III

> The NR you are talking about does not exist on any radio.  Still to this
> day I have never seen an NR that truely helps with copy.  They might
> make things quieter but copy is always best under difficult conditions
> with NR off.
>
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 121 Little Bell Dr.
> Hays, NC 28635
> www.n4py.com
>
> On 5/14/2011 11:12 AM, Tony Lelieveld wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I agree. I'd go with an external panadapter. Why are people rumbling 
> > about
> > an Orion III? Let's get the O-II finalized first. I am still waiting for
> > an upgrade that will improve the NR part of the rig. One that, when you
> > activate it, will truly reduce the noise WITHOUT altering the audio 
> > quality
> > of the voice you're receiving.
> >
> > On some signals it seems to work okay but mostly it distorts the audio 
> > and
> > acts erratically and I am running ver. 2.044A. Different settings of the
> > AGC threshold and manual AGC level do not seem to make much difference.
> >
> > 73, Tony VE3DWI
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Barry N1EU"<barry.n1eu@gmail.com>
> > To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"<tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 12:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] O3 wish list
> >
> >
> > > Well said and totally agree Paul. Limited engineering resources can
> > > be put to much better use. If the rig mfr provides I.F. output,
> > > they've done their job.
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