[TenTec] Orion Filter Controls

Bob Henderson bob at cytanet.com.cy
Mon Jan 5 10:54:43 EST 2004


The Orion filters are superb.  PBT & BW controls behave exactly as 
expected.  High cut behaves exactly as expected and so does Low cut

However, in the case of Low cut, unlike the others, the representation 
of what is going on is incorrect, as it is illustrated on the screen.  
When adjusting Low cut it appears as if PBT is being adjusted, 
suggesting a movement of the complete passband wrt carrier frequency.  
The BW digital readout does appear to reflect what is really going on, 
while there is a 2 x BW rate of change indicated on the PBT digital 
readout.  This is erroneous.  There should be no PBT change at all with 
this control.  Additionally, there is a clean graphical illustration of 
BW setting for the sub Rx but the primary Rx illustration is marred by a 
spurious bar at its top.

These are niggles but I emphasise; they affect only the representation 
of what is going on, as displayed on the Orion screen.  They have no 
effect at all, on actual operation of the Orion's superb filtering scheme.

Bob, 5B4AGN, P3F




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