More Re: [TenTec] Orion redefines the meaning of ... AGC OFF

[Sinisa Hristov]

Barry N1EU wrote:

> Isn't it possible that what's really happening here is
> that the DSP is interpreting the absence of signal as
> very weak signal and applying very high gain in order
> to optimize the signal applied to the input of the
> ADC?  The net result is it sounds noisy but it really
> isn't.


Exactly so.
Orion's receiver is certainly not a noisy one.
It's noise figure is very respectable, with both preamp on and off.


73,

Sinisa  YT1NT, VA3TTN