[TenTec] Orion noise blanker

[Carl Moreschi]

I agree, the Orion hardware noise blanker is the best I have seen.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, North Carolina
n4py at earthlink.net
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From: "K Van Horn" <k7ec at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion noise blanker


> The Hardware NB on the Orion is Excellent!! The DSP blanker is effective,
> but not as good as the Hardware Blankr!!
>
> The HW NB on Orion is better than the Omni 6+ NB here.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kirby, K7EC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Volpe" <kg6tt at tomorrowsweb.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion noise blanker
>
>
> > The Orion is still on my 'possible' new rig list and I am very curious
> > about its noise blanker functionality.
> >
> > I live in a very troublesome location for electrical and pulse generated
> > noise. There have been times when I have had to deal with a solid
> > blanket of noise from 3 to 300 MHz. Fortunately after several years work
> > and complaints PG&E has repaired a number of my noise sources. However,
> > during this process I discovered the value of a good discrete component
> > (IF) noise blanker.
> >
> > I owned a Jupiter and I still have an RX-350 which both supposedly had
> > noise blankers, however both were totally useless to me. The noise
> > reduction functionality helped somewhat but overall I had to rely on my
> > 23 year old Omni-C which had a noise blanker that 'worked' for me. Under
> > typical situations it could knock the noise from 20 dB over 9 to S-4.
> > Eventually I gave up on the Jupiter and traded it for an Omni-VI+ which
> > has a supperb noise blanker. Then I added a Paragon which had a very
> > effective noise blanker as well but not equal to the Omni-VI+. Why even
> > my two Scouts have noise blankers that function nicely. Sooooooo what
> > about the Orion? does it have two noise blankers? One in DSP and one in
> > the IF itself?
> >
> > My noise here is typical of electrical arc sources. Sometimes the pulses
> > are fairly spaced out so that even though they sound just as broadband
> > even my TD-940S noise blanker does a great job.... other times that
> > noise is so intense that even my best noise blanker is only able to
> > marginally impact it.
> >
> > So, Orion owners... I am not asking how you would re-engineer the
> > Orion... just do you have noise issues at your location and if you do
> > how effective do you find the Orion in dealing with it?
> >
> > 73,
> > Jerry, KG6TT
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