[TenTec] SSB recieve audio?

[Barry Gross]

The ARRL measured Omni VI ssr rx audio bandwith at 1630hz, with 2.4Khz
wide filters.  The bandwith is limited by active and passive
components that are always in the audio signal path.

I measured the Orion audio bandwith at 5500hz, with the bandwith
opened up to the maximum 6Khz.  TT handily met their stated design
goal of giving the stock Orion fantastic ssb audio quality.  Besides
the fidelity, it's generally a very non-fatiguing radio to listen to
for long periods of time because the receiver and audio chain are very
"clean."

73,
Barry N1EU


On 5/28/05, denton <denton at oregontrail.net> wrote:
> Wonder how the Orion's SSB audio sounds compared to an Omni VI??
> For some reason, to my ears, my FT990 seems to sound better than my Omni VI
> on ssb.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John L Merrill" <jmerrill1 at adelphia.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 2:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Propm RX
> 
> 
> >I have an R4A I've been repairing here on the bench and with the same
> > speaker, it sounds better than the Orion :-).
> >
> > John N1JM
> >
> > Grant Youngman wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I agree. The receive audio is lousey on the Orion.
> >>
> >>
> >> Maybe you just need a decent speaker.  Or perhaps your inner ear needs
> >> some
> >> work :-)
> >>
> >> The Orion has excellent SSB receive audio, as good or better than any HF
> >> rig
> >> I've used (many, new and old), and generally requires little in the way
> >> of
> >> receive EQ.  I do much prefer it with a little more than the usual
> >> bandwidth
> >> (say around 3 Khz or so), but that's no different than most radios which
> >> sound like cr*p at the typical narrow bandwidths everyone want to use.
> >>
> >> Of course, it would benefit greatly from a pair of P-P 6V6's in the
> >> output
> >> stage, but I doubt that's in the plan :-)
> >>
> >> Grant/NQ5T
> >>
> >>
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