[TenTec] ORION II CW pile up readability related question

[Larry DiGioia]

Same here, and same result. I am the one who started the thread. 
However, I should point out that when it started, we were talking about 
the O2.

I am now quite convinced that for everyday CW DXing, the AGC serves no 
purpose. I consistently have better readability by turning it off, then 
preamp on, RF gain low/audio high, and at least a little attenuation on 
40-160m. I only use digital NR when I am desperate, but the HW noise 
blanker is great.

That, together with pretty good conditions, got me 5 new ones this weekend.

Al Gelders wrote:
> 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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