[TenTec] Houston......Orion has Landed

[EDWARD CRAWFORD]

Could it be an issue of the AGC settings on the rig? Just a thought. Enjoy! 
Look forward to hearing you on it.
You sound like me, scrambling to get something out of sight before the xyl 
comes in and catches me!

73. Ed/w4wvw


>From: N0KHQ at aol.com
>Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
>To: nq5t at comcast.net, tentec at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Houston......Orion has Landed
>Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 11:37:43 EDT
>
>The "S" meter is not accurate when compared to my TT Jupiter or the 
>TS-830S.
>
>My neighbor Jim N0JSN also has an Orion and has the same issue when 
>compared
>to his
>TS-940, IC-756Proll, Yeasu Mark V and TT Jupiter.
>
>In other words, when a received signal is an S-9 on XYZ radio, the Orion 
>"S"
>meter shows an S-1. Sounds like an S-9 signal though.
>
>If I had some way of injecting an 50uv signal into the Orion Ant jack then 
>I
>would know for sure.
>
>Or, is there a way of configuring the Orion, using the many features, to 
>get
>it to show an accurate "S" reading.
>
>Its all relative anyway. I always give everyone a 5/9.
>
>
>73
>John / N0KHQ / St. Louis
>
>Always on 18.130
>
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>
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