[TenTec] One complicated radio!

[ac5e at comcast.net]

One size does not fit all, either in clothes, radios, or much of anything else. Since every operators conditions; antenna, noise floor, desired use, and of course those all important personal tastes; are different one set of parameters force everyone to fit in one mold. 

It takes a bit of study, and some experimenting, but you CAN get the Orion to suit your tastes. And from your radio list, I would start by setting the TAPS to somewhere in the 30-50 range to soften the filter skirts a bit. Or if you prefer the Collins, even a bit less than that. A bit more AGC hang will improve things for many users, personally, I prefer a bit less. Sound complex? Yes, but! 

The latest CQ has a picture of one of my first recievers, bought in the original packing from Fair Radio. It was a great rig in its day, but I sure would not want to go back to those days. 

73  Pete Allen  AC5E



> Speaking of 'threshold' being a new user of ORION... the first thing I 
> noticed when using ORION, and doing an A/B test with my $1400 746 PRO was the 
> noise 
> level of the RX.
> 
> Since then I have learned a lot, by the way I love a radio you CAN 
> tweak,,,BUT so far I have not found out exactly how tweaking can make the ORION 
> sound 
> the way it should (in my humble opinion). Have NOT given up, just concerned that 
> I CAN get there???
> 
> Oh, by the way, I have Collins, Drake, that are in top condition, along with 
> my 746 PRO as radios that I use regularly. So we are talking abouy 1950's to 
> 2003 technogy comapisons. 
> 
> I really like the way ORION is laid out and the menu system is super easy to 
> use. I like the fact that you don't have to think about symbols and what they 
> mean, like on my 746 PRO. So, anybody that is concerned about this being an 
> overly complicated radio,,, don't worry about that at all, it's easy to learn. 
> AGC and NR is a learning curve however.... HEY it's fun to learn new things!!
> 
> SO BOTTEM LINE, MY QUESTION IS:
> Is ORION OK? or are we doing all this tweaking beacuse there are some 
> problems making it work the way we all want AND EXPECT it to?
> 
> Thanks,
> Lee
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