[TenTec] [orion565] Some Anecdotal NR observations -- Orion II

[The VMS guy]

I have the Orion II running 2.030 and I run a vertical
on 80m and so the band is quite noisy.  I find the NR
works.  However there is distortion on weak signals.  

I am very active with my AGC settings and find that
signals have to raise the S-meter to not be distorted.
 This sort of makes sense.  I find that raising RF
gain and lowering the AGC threshold is necessary to
reduce NR distortion.  

Of course if the signal is strong enough to raise the
S-meter then I can reduce noise just as well with AGC
threshold and/or RF gain.  So I am not sure that NR is
getting me anything.  As a result, I don't usually use
it.  

73, 
John NA9U



--- Grant Youngman <nq5t at comcast.net> wrote:

> Been playing with it all day, on SSB, not CW.  So if
> CW is your only
> interest, YMMV.
> 
> 

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