[TenTec] Sweep & some general observations

[ac5e at comcast.net]

I usually keep the sweep on, watching for pilups, as I troll the band for the weak ones that don't make it through the noise. I have managed to work quite a bit of nice DX buried in the noise that way. 9U5M, Mike, in the first hours of his operation from Burindi, was just the latest on the list. 

The Orion's reciever continues to amaze us - digging out copyable signals that just don't seem to be there on other rigs. And the current sweep setup, with the sweep slowing down or refresh getting slow when you increase the tuning rate above a crawl, works for my operating style. The XYL, AD5HG, likes to spin the knob from S9 signal to S9 signal, and would really prefer the older setup. 

But everyone to their own taste as the goodman said as kissed the pig. 

73  Pete Allen  AC5E