[TenTec] One complicated radio!

[Kc9cdt at aol.com]

OK, Guys, help me ut with this.
I am a new ORION user.

Are these issues (the interaction of RF gain, AGC threshold and decay, and 
BW) design issues, meaning does the ORION design / implementation have some 
problems? OR... are these issues necessary to get a better performing RX function.

Using a 1000MP, 756 PROII (OR any other good TCVR)  we don't seem to have to 
worry too much about these issues, and while admittedly, these radios don't 
have the FRONT END roofing filter flexibility (and advantages of those filters) 
the AGC seems to work pretty well and on my 746 PRO the multiple AGC loops 
management seems to be pretty good.

I have spent many hours so far with the AGC settings, NR settings BW etc, and 
have learned a lot about ORION (more to learn!) but, I am trying to 
understand how the complexity / added parameters really give me a better radio??

Thanks,
Lee