[TenTec] My new ORION

[Barry Gross]

On 5/23/05, Grant Youngman <nq5t at comcast.net> wrote:
> 

> > So, is my statement correct.ON CW 100Hz BP filter on Orion is
> > actually 300Hz?
> 
> I think it's a bit greater than 100 Hz, but don't recall any discussion of
> it being 300Hz.  Others on the board have done actual measurements and
> perhaps they will chime in. 

It measures 130-150hz at 6dB down, depending on roofing filter.  I
used SpectraPlus to measure.

73,
Barry N1EU






 The comments under 1.0 above relate, as I said,
> to  narrow spaced dynamic range, where the 7800 basically falls apart
> relative to the Orion.  Take at look at http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
> and http://www.w8ji.com/receiver_tests.htm.
> 
> > 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.
> 
> Ok, we all have different notions of what is a good control interface, given
> a fixed number of knobs.  My point was, if you want something different,
> suggest specifically what that should be.
> 
> >
> > I'm really not interested to promote the ORION as a perfect
> > TRX.
> 
> Neither am I.  I use the Orion, warts and all, quite happily.  There is no
> "perfect" radio.  Some just cost more than others :-)
> 
> Grant/NQ5T
> 
> 
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