[TenTec] AGC Response 2.037j v 2.059d

[Grant Youngman]

> My guess about the faster decay on O2 with 2.037J is that 
> short pulses cause a fast attack, followed by a fast release. 
>  On very strong SSB signals, this is most noticeable since 
> the S-meter moves down very quickly then seems to plateau and 
> continues to decay at what looks like normal decay rate.  
> This may have been intentionally programmed in to reduce the 
> effects of static pulses.  If so, it seems to work, although 
> it needs a little hang-time.

The point was that behavior is NOT the same on both v2 and Orion II
versions.  Seems it should be, and it is not. There's no need for AGC hang
on the v2 Orion to smooth things out.  I recognize there may be other
factors, of course.

Grant/NQ5T