[TenTec] Orion 1 & 2 "Talk Power" problem

[James Duffer]

>From: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>
>Reply-To: Ron Castro <ronc at sonic.net>,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment 
><tentec at contesting.com>
>To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 1 & 2 "Talk Power" problem
>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:25:23 -0800
>
>That may be true, but creating the QRM needed to get out in front is fair
>play, even though on the surface, it may not sound that way.  Just like in
>sailboat racing, it's a fair tactic to pass upwind of your opponent to 
>"take
>the wind out of his sails", and in motor racing, drivers position their 
>cars
>to keep anyone from getting around them wherever possible.


Spoken like a true contester.


>       Ron  N6IE
>  www.N6IE.com
>(Formerly N6AHA)
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Buck" <kh7t at arrl.net>
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 1:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 1 & 2 "Talk Power" problem
>
>
> >
> > I do agree that the overly processed signals often increase the 
>obnoxious
> > factor and the high average power may cover up "lesser" signals for a
> > time.  But what good is getting the DX stations attention if he cannot
> > easily copy your call.  Worse, he may even decide to tune right past 
>that
> > station because of the obvious lid operator who does not understand how 
>to
> > optimally adjust his equipment.
> >
> > Aloha,
> > John KH7T
> >
> > Carl Moreschi N4PY wrote
> >
> > "In a DX pileup, the strong gravelly sound of heavy speech processing is
> > essential to break a pileup.  Rag chewing vs DX'ing pileups for rare
> > stations require very different audio setups."
> >
> >
> >
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