[TenTec] V2.061f Issues

[Merle Bone]

I ran V2.062f for about a day and then went back to V1.373b5. A lot of progress has been made with issues in the V2 firmware. However, although the "big pop" is no longer at the end of each code element on the CW sidetone, there is a "raspy sound" that sounds like an "AGC tail." I slowed the CW down to 3WPM and you can clearly hear the "rasp" at the end of each code element (At higher speeds it just sounds "noisy."). I wonder if this is also on the Orion II sidetone or if it is unique to the Orion?

Also, on receive, I hear a very grating distortion on "sound peaks," particularly on noise peaks. The higher the system gain, the worse the distortion gets. So if you turn off the preamp, the distortion is reduced - but not eliminated. The combination of the distortion on receive and the "raspy sound" at the end of each code element on the sidetone just "wore me out" after a number of hours of operation.

Hoping for a "simple" resolution to these two issues.
73, Merle - W0EWM