[TenTec] Orion II "default" settings

[Barry N1EU]

If you ask 5 Orion owners about AGC settings, you'll get 5 answers.
Here's mine, based on 4 years of Orion use:

AGC settings required special attention only in the early days of the
Orion I.  There is a lot of misinformation out there, including
outdated documents, that keep getting referred to.  Just choose
fast/med/slow, set AF Gain to 50% (for Heil headset) and adjust RF
Gain so that you can just hear background noise.  Done.

73,
Barry N1EU

On Dec 7, 2007 10:40 AM, Arthur Trampler <atrampler at att.net> wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> I have a friend who's been invited to work a contest either this weekend or next weekend where the station owner just installed an Orion II.  My friend (N5DX) has never operated one and will be seeing this rig for the first time a few minutes before the contest.
>
> I told him that the biggest thing that I have heard about that is "different" are the AGC settings.  Any advice on either the AGC or other parameters as a good "default" value to start with for a contest?
>
> Thanks,
> Art, K0RO
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