[TenTec] AGC

[John/K4WJ]

Steve,

Is it possible that your Omni C has the Ron-Lee AGC mod?

73..de John/K4WJ

At 09:39 PM 1/29/99 -0500, you wrote:
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>>(but I know it is since the notch affects AGC).
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>Well you hit the nail on the head with that last comment. TenTec was able to
>obtain good selectivity at a low cost by using audio filters and having the
>agc taken off after the audio filter. My Omni-C is of course this way but
>for some strange reason it's agc is quite smooth and doesn't have that usual
>thump when a strong signal hits it. Interestingly, the schematic of the
>IF/AF board doesn't even come close to what's really there! They must have
>gone through several mods during production.
>
>With the Corsair series I belive they should have taken the agc from ahead
>of the af amp due to the excellent xtal filters available. Anyway, this
>didn't happen until the Paragon/Omni-V series.
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>N4LQ
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