[TenTec] ORION II CW pile up readability

[Ron Castro]

Wayne:  My experience is very much like yours.  I listened for quite a while 
last night in a CW pile-up on 40 using different combinations of RF gain, AF 
gain, pre-amp, attenuation and NR.  About the only special situation I found 
was when a single signal is very weak and in the noise, dropping the RF gain 
until the noise drops a few dB makes the signal easier to copy.
        Ron N6IE
      www.N6IE.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Whitman" <wwhitman at fastmail.fm>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II CW pile up readability


> This has been an interesting discussion alright.
>
> I have spent quite a bit of time experimenting with different settings
> of af gain/rf gain/agc using an Orion II with latest firmware.
> My observations have been that the difference in readability of a weak
> cw dx station has for me been minimal by increasing af gain and riding
> the rf gain regardless of agc settings.
> It does not seem to alter the s/n ratio between the weak cw station and
> the atmospheric noise much at all, if any.
>
> Perhaps this is because I am using a vertical antenna that may be more
> noise susceptible?
> The difficulty I have with minimal agc and high af/low rf gain is that
> as soon as the dx station signs, a very strong station calls and just
> about blasts me across the room before I can get the rf gain down.
>
> Advice please?
> Tnx & 73,
> Wayne
>
> -- 
>  Wayne Whitman
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>  wwhitman at fastmail.fm
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