[TenTec] settings for PR40, W2IHY, Orion I, and V2 firmware - FYI

[Ron Castro]

Thanks for that information, Mark.  Three questions:  What settings did you 
use on the 8-Band for the V1 firmware, did you have the TX EQ in the Orion 
set to flat, and also, what selectivity did you have the Drake set to when 
you did the tests?

Ron N6AHA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark DeBord" <markinkpt at hotmail.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 8:08 PM
Subject: [TenTec] settings for PR40, W2IHY, Orion I, and V2 firmware - FYI


>I did not get a specific response from anyone who is using my same audio
> set-up on the Orion Classic.  Again, my current audio chain is a Heil 
> PR-40,
> W2IHY 8 band equalizer, and the W2IHY EQPLUS.
>
> I am no audio expert; this is all new to me, but I am having fun and 
> wanted
> to pass along my learnings (so far). I found a way to "visually" see my
> audio adjustments on a graph by comparison.
>
> Months ago, I had installed the latest firmware (V2.056) on the Orion
> Classic, but discovered the audio properties had changed some and really 
> did
> not have a good way of re-adjusting my audio properties. So I went back to
> the older firmware (V1.37xxxx), since it works well for my operating 
> style
> (with only a few glitches ever once in awhile when using the scope in
> conjunction with BW, etc).
>
> A few months ago, I came across a Drake R8B receiver and tried to adjust 
> my
> audio that way, but again  was not successful because I could not adjust 
> my
> properties using headphones. I needed some way to  measure my voice 
> pattern
> with the old software, then make the V2 software match with adjustments of
> the W2IHY equipment.
>
> I had bought a copy of the Hamalyzer software several months ago too, and
> decided to hook up the Drake to  my soundcard to do trace comparisons. I
> first made a plot with the V1 firmware and saved it. Next, I  loaded the 
> V2
> firmware and made a plot. As indicated by other folks on the list that has
> done some  V1 to V2 comparisons, you can clearly see that the low end was
> gone, but the upper end was not as different.
>
> So as it turned out, I was able to match the patterns pretty darn close.
> (BTW, I used the same text when doing the comparisons so the plots will
> reflect the same voice pattern for the same series of sentences).
>
> Recordings and playbacks  on the computer reveal the "sound" is identical.
> As a matter of fact, I have gotten great unsolicited audio reports  from 
> my
> "local" friends as well as comments from DX (I use the same settings for 
> rag
> chewing and DX).
>
> I just wanted to pass along my settings, so this might help someone else 
> who
> does a search on the  archive with a similar set-up. BTW, my best friend
> bought an Orion Classic the same time that I did,  runs V2 firmware, and
> uses a Studio One mic. He does not have the W2IHY equipment, but his audio
> sounds great. We just had to turn things down (compared to V1).
>
> I know there are many posts concerning this very issue and I do not wish 
> to
> rehash old stuff; this  post is intended to be a guideline to help others
> who have struggled with this or who might need some ballpark settings to
> start them out as they "fine tune" their particular situation. The 
> greatest
> thing about V2 is that is has been VERY stable (so far); and I did not 
> have
> to give up my audio!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Orion I settings:
>
> TX Filter BW - 3000
> L.F. Rolloff - 50
> Mic gain - 20
> SP - off
>
> W2IHY 8 band Equalizer settings
>
> 50 - (12)
> 100 - (4)
> 200 - (- 10)
> 400 - (- 10)
> 800 - (- 10)
> 1600 - (0)
> 2400 - (10)
> 3200 - (16)
> (I also use the noise gate)
>
> W2IHY EQPlus
>
> no additional bass/treble - leave it off
>
> comp - 10 o'clock
> downward expander - your own setting according to your background
> effects delay - 9 o'clock
> effects level - 2 o'clock
> effects switch 2
>
>
>
> Thanks and I hope this helps someone else. As you know, your voice, your 
> own
> liking, etc. will cause you to need to change these settings, but at least
> this is somewhere to start.
>
> 73's
> Mark KA4ICK
> Kingsport, TN
>
>
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