[TenTec] My new ORION

[wq7x@cox.net]

Grant,
1.No, the real difference will not became apparent because IC7800 can easily handle
signal 599+35dB at 1kHz spacing. My Orion and many other Orion's can't handle that
with the current fimware.Ten Tec knows about the problem with the distortion of strong
signals.
However your statement would be correct if Orion could handle strong signals without
distortion.That was the case with some other versions of firmware.
So, is my statement correct.ON CW 100Hz BP filter on Orion is actually 300Hz?

2.With my quiet antenna on 40m (3el Quagi) I get many strong signals and at the same time 
week dx signals just above the noise floor.I can't copy some of those week signals
because of the distortion. However, the reason that most of us purchased Orion
is to be able to receive week signals when strong signals are present.
My Elecraft K2 has no problem with that.Obviously Orion should be little better than K2
(has lower phase noise for instance).

3.Example: SSB mode I have pushed NB and then there is a carrier so I would like to engage
  AN and then I would like to turn off NB. Guess how many times You have to push those
  bottons. First I push AN, so now is highlighted and than I need to push again so it will
  engage and so on.

I'm really not interested to promote the ORION as a perfect TRX. I'm much more interested
in exchanging  information about the real issues, so Orion will became "perfect" TRX- because is not to far from it.
Constructive criticism can help TEN Tec and all owners of the ORION.
best 73 Mark WQ7X
> 
> From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at comcast.net>
> Date: 2005/05/23 Mon PM 03:15:42 EDT
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] My new ORION
> 
> > My Orion in comparison at 100Hz position of DSP filter 
> > is more like 300Hz wide-not as good but OK.
> 
> The real difference will become immediately apparent the next time you run
> into a situation on the 7800 where a strong signal 1Khz away mucks up your
> ability to copy a weak CW signal regardless of how narrow the DSP bandwidth
> is.
> 
> > So, I just hope that distortion of strong signals will be 
> > eliminated (doesn't exist in other DSP radios). 
> 
> I've read with interest all of the discussion of this issue.  I have yet to
> experience any case of a high level signal causing distorted output, at 9+35
> or anywhere  -- but of course I haven't found a signal around here that has
> bent the S-meter yet, either, although on 75 meters at night there are some
> VERY strong signals :-)
> 
> If this is indeed an "adjustment" in the radio, then maybe T-T will provide
> some guidance on RF-Squared about how to solve the problem.  Maybe I just
> got lucky.
> 
> > what is needed I wish that all the buttons like NR, NB, 
> > RFgain,MIC gain,Comp etc. could be used differently. Now is 
> > more like going from one to another and then back.
> > That should be easy to implement.
> 
> The real question is, what do you mean by "used differently"?  It seems that
> every buyer wants to re-engineer the radio in some way or other (and
> everyone seems to have different hot "buttons", so to speak).  Perhaps a
> larger front panel with another dozen knobs :-)
> 
> Grant/NQ5T
> 
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