I must have missed the original discussion of this. It sounds pretty
neat! From what I gather here, the RX366 will for all intents and
purposes make the sub RX equivalent to the main RX. Complete with
roofing filters. Have I got it right? Kewl!
Kim N5OP
At 07:52 AM 9/27/2011, you wrote:
>The new rx366 board is simply a replacement board for the existing
>sub-receiver board. It is a very easy field replacement. It will
>require the new orion version 3 firmware. There are 3 roofing filter
>slots in this receiver and it does have a switchable preamp. It will be
>available for both the Orion and Orion II.
>
>Carl Moreschi N4PY
>121 Little Bell Dr.
>Hays, NC 28635
>www.n4py.com
>
>On 9/27/2011 8:43 AM, Barry N1EU wrote:
> > Have a look/listen under "Max SubRx: Diversity& SO2V" on n1eu.com to
> > learn the benefit of a good subreceiver. The original Orion
> > subreceiver will get the job done in most cases, but a few of its
> > faults off the top of my head that the RX366 will address:
> >
> > 1. tends to fold when the band is crowded with strong signals,
> > especially on the low bands
> > 2. when used for diversity reception, many Orion owners report issues
> > with the two receivers locking to the same frequency
> > 3. preamp is not switchable
> >
> > Also, I could be wrong, but I'd bet the RX366 will be user installable.
> >
> > Barry N1EU
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Walt
> Amos<waltk8cv4612amos@att.net> wrote:
> >> Why would anyone want a good second receiver? All I ever use it for is
> >> transmit in split mode! Maybe SO2R in contesting? You would have to send
> >> your Orion 2 back to TT for the refit and it would cost you as much with
> >> labor as a new Orion 3 with it built in. Not a viable solution
> for THIS HAM
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