[TenTec] AGC Response 2.037j v 2.059d

[Carl Moreschi]

Has anyone figured out if the notches in 2.059d and 2.037j are back in the
AGC loop or are still outside the AGC loop?  I have been away from home and
I cannot test this myself until Sunday afternoon.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, North Carolina 28635

----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at comcast.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] AGC Response 2.037j v 2.059d


>
> > 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
>
>
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