[TenTec] Orion Noise Reduction

[K4IA at aol.com]

DSP magic was not hidden in ver 1.371.  It got buried in every version  after 
that.
 
In 1.371 it made the receiver get very quiet - no hiss, no ocean  noise.  I 
describe it as "squelch like."  When a signal came on, the  receiver would jump 
to life.  I only remember hearing the signal, not a lot  of noise.  It made 
listening very comfortable not having to hear all the  static and background 
hash.
 
The signal would distort only if you turned the NR up too high.  I  remember 
3 being a good setting.  The setting did not increase the amount  of NR, it 
made the NR faster adapting.
 
Whatever happened after 1.371 destroyed NR - it is unusable or makes no  
difference at all in the present 2.xxx software.  The NR button on the rig  might 
as well not even be there. 
 
DISCLAIMER - I love my Orion. I want to kiss it every night before I go to  
bed.  It is the best radio I ever owned.  All the folks at TenTec  and 
DitsnBits are wonderful.  My only reason for making this post is  my sincere desire to 
see the radio live up to its full potential and to assist  in the process of 
having that come to pass.
 
k4ia
Craig  "Buck"
Fredericksburg, Virginia USA