[TenTec] [Orion] Orion SSB settings

[Joe Giacobello]

I have routinely settled on -15 dB RX EQ setting for all modes.  I 
suspect the fact that my high frequency hearing is going has a lot to do 
with it.

73, Joe

Bill Tippett wrote:

> K3NA wrote:
> >  RX EQ is something I haven't tried when using very narrow filter 
> settings.  It's not as easy to get to as the bandwidth knob on
> the radio.
>
>         RX EQ is something I typically set and forget for SSB.
> Play with it and find the setting your ears like best.
> -15 dB seems to give greatest intelligibility for me.  Of
> course it should be reset to 0 dB on CW.
>
> >   I am not sure of the value of boosting EQ at the audio stage to 
> restore a portion of the spectrum which was suppressed in the
> filters.  For example, if the filters are suppressing some of the 
> speech energy at 1800-2100 Hz, then boosting that with the
> equalizer simply raises the weaker signal PLUS the noise floor there.  
> If one needs the RX EQ, why wouldn't one just open the filter
> a bit or reposition the passband accordingly?
>
>         RX EQ simply shapes the audio response WITHIN whatever
> DSP BW/PBT setup is selected.  If you have Spectrogram, you
> can see it change the gain across the passband as it is
> adjusted, but Spectrogram is not necessary to use it.  Simply
> tune in a weak signal with BW/PBT set up as you normally would
> for contests, and then tune RX EQ for maximum intelligibility
> for your ears.  I find it quite helpful and operate full SSB
> contest periods with mine set to -15.
>
>                                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV
>
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