[TenTec] Orion II Curiosity

[Barry LaZar]

Martin,
     The TS-50 does have some speech processing. I never discovered how much. 
     I run the SP at 4 on the Orion II. I want punch not hifi for DX. In fact, that's what started this. I was unable to break through a pile up I thought I should have, but let's not go down that path. There does appear to be about a 3 db difference in indication between the two radios that I did not expect. I was hoping someone could point me to what I'm missing. It may be nothing more than I need more time with the radio to better learn its operation as compared to others.


73,
Barry
K3NDM


>From: "Martin, AA6E" <martin.ewing at gmail.com>
>Date: Sun Jan 08 21:38:31 CST 2006
>To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II Curiosity

>I agree with the previous comments that good speech (hi fi!) will have
>a very low average power, but should show occasional peaks to 100W. 
>That is part of why you get the good audio reports with the Orion!  If
>you want more "punch" and don't care so much about fidelity (dynamic
>range), that's what the SP control is for.  Higher SP gives higher
>average power and lower peak-to-average ratio.  But that's not hi fi. 
>Your TS-50 may have some speech processing always on-line.
>
>Full disclosure - I rarely run SSB with SP less than 2, and I still
>get fine reports.
>
>73 Martin AA6E
>
>On 1/8/06, Duane A Calvin <ac5aa at juno.com> wrote:
>> Barry,
>>         It might help if you give more details on the meter, where it is
>> placed and whether you have any SWR which might be reading differently on
>> the Orion than on the TS-50.  If you have a dummy load, have you tried
>> driving it into that?  Also, is your red ALC LED flashing on peaks like
>> it should?  Finally, an indication of where the Orion's power meter runs.
>>
>>         Driving my Orion into a dummy load, my PowerMaster digital meter
>> shows voice peaks at ~95W, and if I whistle, it reads 103-106W.  ALC LED
>> flashing on voice peaks, power meter reads 100 (does not follow voice
>> peaks, one of the weaker items in the Orion design.)  Hope this helps a
>> little.
>>
>>         73,  Duane
>>
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