[TenTec] Tuner in Orion

Bob KIrkland w5pvr@gower.net
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:35:32 -0600


I have followed these tuner postings with interest and am surprised that no one has
considered the tuner from the receiver standpoint. There is little to no selectivity for
the transistorized rf amplifier and it is subject to being driven into superiors output by
an adjacent strong signal. This is worse on ssb than cw, and that is why you have an attn
button to reduce the sensitivity. Try tuning in a crowded band with the tuner off, and off
frequency then turn it on, works much better.
Bob, w5pvr@gower.net