[TenTec] Orion Noise Reduction Ability

[Randy Hargenrader]

My two centalvo's...

I find the NR on the Orion V2.059 to work very well.  It does an 
effective job of acting like a sort of squelch for SSB and I like the 
fact that there aren't alot of artifacts in the process.  I didn't like 
the V1.372 NR function as it created a ton of artifacts reminiscent of 
an outboard DSP device like the NIR-10 and the "Hear It" speaker 
devices.  Kind of an underwater sound...

The hardware noise blanker is also quite effective on pulse noises.  I 
have however found the DSP "side" of the NB to be totally ineffective.  
I have never found a situation where it makes any difference or improvement.

Hope this helps.

73,
Randy
K4QO