[TenTec] Audio blues

[Steve N4LQ]

Sounds like a case of "glitch build up"....Do a master reset to flush them 
out.

Steve Ellington
N4LQ at iglou.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Menzel" <lmenzel at rms401k.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>; <orion at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:37 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Audio blues


> Guys.
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> Well, here's a conundrum for you all to ponder.
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> When I first received my Orion, I received EXCELLENT SSB audio reports.
> "You've never sounded better"  "best audio I've ever heard".
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> OK.  I was really pleased.  Kindofa easy setup, using an Adonis 
> microphone,
> nice easily driven audio, barefoot.
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> Today, 6 weeks later.  "Larry, your audio sounds terrible."  "It's kinda
> muffled"  "sounds like you have an rf problem"
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> What the __________ ?  I didn't change anything.zippo.nadda.
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> OK.LF rolloff now set at 250hz instead of  50.  Better, but still not
> there.still not crisp.  Dunno.
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> Question is, why the hell does this 3600 buck radio act like this on SSB?
> A buddy of mine had his for FOUR days, and was so disgusted by receiver 
> shut
> downs and AWFUL audio on ssb that he sent it back today!  In fact they 
> guys
> on 75 this morning said it sounded different to some degree or another on
> each transmission!  Man, I'm stumped.
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> I love this radio.  It's got the best receiver, and is the best cw rig 
> I've
> ever used.  But what's with this SSB problem anyhow?
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> Anyone else having  garbled or rf-sounding audio problems?    I want the 
> rig
> to work on all modes, and for the price, it damn well should, eh?
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> I have not had ANY RF problems with any other radio in my shack.  Yes,
> grounded.  Yes, power supply grounded. Yes, master rest done.
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> I'm open to suggestions.
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> Larry, N0XB
>
> Northfield, MN
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