[TenTec] Orion issues

[Duane Grotophorst]

--- Barry N1EU <n1eu at yahoo.com> wrote:
> <<<Many contesters spend tens of thousands on towers
> and antennas to be able to work one more layer of
> weak
> stations underneath the noise. The Orion's ability
> to
> dig these stations out in the presence of strong
> signals is a bargain. Even a 4-stack can't do
> that!>>>
> 
> K5UJ responded "What's implied here, I imagine
> unintentionally, is that if you get an Orion, you
> can
> do without really excellent antennas."
> 
> I beg to differ on your interpretation Rob.  What's
> implied here is that in the context of big contest
> stations and the money spent to be competitive, the
> investment in an Orion is quite cost effective.
> 

My interpretation is that the added cost of the Orion
makes the money that was spent on big antennas that
much more effective. What was implied as I see it is
that the radios heretofore couldn't fully use all of
the signals what the large a antenna array can
provide. Namely the ability to separate the very
strong signals from the now 'just readable' ones that
a lesser antenna system wouldn't even present to to
radio that's on the end of the feed line.

Duane
N9DG

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