[TenTec] hi/lo cut on Orion II

[John]

Ditto !  I have yet to figure out the beast !  my high cut lo cut on the 
Kenwood 870 and 940 were much easier .  I have not yet been able to use 
these controls to help with qrm .   John kb2huk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark DeBord" <markinkpt at hotmail.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:06 PM
Subject: [TenTec] hi/lo cut on Orion II


>I have read many of the posts dealing with hi/lo cut on the Orion.
> However, just when I thought I had it figured out, I am a little
> confused again.
> I basically have correlated the hi/lo cut functions to that of twin
> passband tuning of the Icom rigs. I can use PBT on the Orion to tune the
> entire passband one way or the other (which is like turning both
> controls on the Icom rigs at the same time). However, I thought with
> hi/lo cut I would be able to tune either side of the passband (like
> turning only one control on the Icom). In operating the hi cut control,
> I can see the change in BW at the same time as change in the PBT (this I
> expected). However, I do not see the same effect when using the lo cut
> option (it also does not matter which mode I am in). Therefore, seeing
> the reaction of lo cut has confused me. The lo cut changes are no
> different to me than adjusting the BW control.
>
> Can someone please help me understand what is going on with this? Just
> for reference, I am using the Orion II with the latest firmware (which
> is outstanding BTW!!) I have never really used this function on the
> Orions, but thought this might be just another tool to help me deal with
> close-in interference (along with all the other tools available with the
> rig!).
>
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
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