[TenTec] Orion users? Fox-Tango filters?

[N4PY]

Tom,

The crystal filters in the Orion are for roofing filters and not IF filters.
Their usage will offer very little improvement in most situations in the
Orion.  The DSP filters will do the main filtering job in the Orion.

Carl Moreschi N4PY

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom K2TA" <tom at k2ta.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 8:54 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion users? Fox-Tango filters?


> Ok gentlemen.. Having just upgraded my Omni-V to a V.9 thanks to Carl's
chip upgrade I received word from the XYL yesterday "Go ahead an order the
Orion".  WOO-HOO!
>
> I could move my filter collection from the Omni-V.9, crippling it for
backup use OR I can buy a full set of Ten-Tec filters OR I can go with the
Fox-Tango (or whatever they call themselves now) steep skirt filters.
>
> QUESTIONS:
> 1) Any recommendations on Fox-Tango vs Ten-Tec filters?  Will the steep
skirts (especially @ 200Hz) produce more ringing?  Can the DSP of the Orion
reduce or eliminate the ringing?
>
> 2) Any direct comparisions on receiver performance compared to Omni-V?
Is the Orion receiver....better?  really impressive?  dramatically better?
stunningly better? than the Omni-V in contest operation (working 200Hz away
from a 30 over S9 signal)
>
> As someone who got started in ham radio as an SWL I'm looking forward to
the 6Khz AM general coverage of the Orion as well.
>
> If the filter comparison is a "six of one / half dozen of the other" I
prefer to support Ten-Tec financially but if the FoxTango's are
better...That's the way I'll go.
>
> 73 de Tom K2TA
> tom at k2ta.com
>
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