[TenTec] ORION II CW pile up readability related question

[Carl Moreschi]

Just reduce the RF gain enough to get rid of excessive band noise and
operate the rig normally.  I run mine with RF gain at about 95 but this
varies greatly with band noise and antenna.  I usually have the preamp on
but again this vaires with band noise.  I never use NR.  I run my AGC at
medium or slow.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, North Carolina 28635

----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Gelders" <agelders at lightspeed.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II CW pile up readability related question


> Having followed this thread from end to end I spent the weekend trying
> various combinations of AF/RF gain on my Omni VII.  I ended up turning
> up the AF gain, turning on the preamp and using the RF gain to control
> output.  On 20M I ended up having to turn on noise reduction to 9.  At
> that point I thought I might be getting a bit of improvement but I
> haven't spent enough time to be sure.
>
> So, has anybody spent enough time with the Omni VII to suggest the best
> combination of all of these parameters?
> Thanks, Al KI6NRE.
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