[TenTec] Basic question

[Sinisa Hristov]

NJ0IP wrote:
 
> Don't you lose the S-meter when you do that?

S meter stays just above noise level,
so it remains usable for most signals.


> Is the TS-850 then less sensitive than the Orion or is the AGC also
> desensitising the Orion?

If the external noise activates AGC,
then it is the external noise actually
determining usable sensitivity,
not RX gain or noise figure.


73,

Sinisa  YT1NT, VA3TTN