[TenTec] KD7MW Re: DSP

[Chester Alderman]

Thanks Peter. That's one of the most enlightning discussions I've read on DSP. I'm still hanging onto the hope that as winter sets in and the +20 over QRN dies, the Omni 6 DSP will 'show it's stuff'. Thanks.





[this is a *long* quasi-review, but may prove useful to some folks]


Steve Ellington <<n4lq@iglou.com> said:


> Where dsp helps is when you have some old boatanchor radio with

> a 6kc wide I.F. and hang the dsp on the audio output. For rigs with

> filters like the Omni VI, dsp only makes things sound weird. On SSB with

> the dsp turned on you will hear all kinds of spooky little sounds in the

> background. I find these more distracting than QRN!


> Yes. Why should I want to listen to audio that has been chopped up,

> processed and converted  when I can listen to the real thing?  Sorry if

> I got carried away. Maybe I should be.


Bet you have Macintosh tube amps for your stereo system, right? :-)


Chester said:


> > >>the auto notch is great for the phone operators, but I have yet

> > >>to find a signal that I can copy with the dsp, that I can't copy

> > >>without. I guess it could be considered a nice toy, but not of

> > >>great help in serious dx chasing.


Here are my observations after a couple of weeks playing with the Option 1

upgrade. Note that reactions to DSP are *very* subjective.  Every signal

is different, there are many types of noise, and every operator has

different ears and brain "wiring."  So your milage may vary.



Chester Alderman

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