To Mike ND4S:
What do you usually set your volume control on (%) for normal listening?
On loud signals (s9 and up), I can listen around 60-70%, but on weaker signals,
I have to crank up to near end of range. It just seems like I don’t have enough
audio gain.
73, Winston K4CWQ
Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 11, 2019, at 9:49 PM, Mike Schatzberg <md.schatzberg@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You might check your AGC settings and see if you have enough gain for small
> signals. On my Orion II if the threshold is set too high it could cause too
> low an audio output with small signals.
>
> 73,
>
> Mike
> W2AJI
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Feb 11, 2019, at 8:56 PM, Mike Cumbo <mcumbo@triad.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Winston,
>>
>> I can't answer question #1 but did some testing on question #2. I see little
>> or no attenuation of audio with a NR setting of 5. With a setting of 9 there
>> is some loss of audio but not much, not even enough to need to change the
>> volume control setting. I am also using the 307 external speaker. My test
>> was on 75 meter SSB.
>>
>> Tnx, Mike Cumbo, ND4S
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Winston" <jones_winston@bellsouth.net>
>> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 6:32 PM
>> Subject: [TenTec] Omni VII questions
>>
>>
>>> I bought a used Omni VII two months ago and am really enjoying using it.
>>>
>>> I have two questions that other Omni VII users might can answer:
>>>
>>> 1. In the instruction manual, it says the speech processor is “RF
>>> compression.”
>>> Does that mean it’s the same type RF compressor used in the Ten Tec Model
>>> 715 processor?
>>>
>>> 2. I use my Omni VII with the optional Model 307 external speaker. The
>>> receiver seems sensitive, but with the DSP on, even at lowest 1 setting, I
>>> have to turn up the AF volume control to nearly 100 percent to get adequate
>>> volume. (I also have a Jupiter and it fills the room with sound at settings
>>> around 30-40%.)
>>> Is there likely something wrong with my radio or does the Omni VII normally
>>> have low volume output?
>>>
>>> Just hoping other Omni VII users can help me out.
>>>
>>> 73, Winston K4CWQ
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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