[TenTec] Orion ALC and power output indication meter andspeechprocessing

[wa3fiy at radioadv.com]

Ron, Martin's suggestion is exactly how I've been running all my Ten Tec 
gear since the arrival of my Corsair II 22 years ago.  All with excellent results 
I might add.  I regurarly get complimentary reports on speech quality and 
readability when on SSB.  

I'm currently using an Orion classic and operate it just same as the Corsair 
II.   I can operate at any power level with full ALC stabilization from a few 
watts to full power.  I have an AL 80A which requres about 70 or 80 watts 
drive and a Hercules II which requires about 40 watts drive or so.  All I have 
to do when switching between amps or running barefoot is swizzle the front 
panel PWR control to get the power I desire.  That sets the ALC level to 
what is required at the moment.  Easily and quickly done.

If you have the ALC led flashing on voice peaks, you have full output for the 
ALC setting selected. 

Talk power now becomes a matter of voice quality, microphone, processing 
etc. but not transmitter peak power.

For 20 years or more I considered this one of Ten Tec's strengths, among 
many.

73,

-Lee-

WA3FIY

On 9 Feb 2010 at 10:10, Ron Castro wrote:

> Nothing wrong with doing that, and in fact it would be a good test to
> see if my theory is right.  The problem comes when you're not running
> a linear and need full power, like at Field Day or in the NAQP
> contest.  If you try that, I would sure like to know what results you
> see!
> 
>             Ron N6IE
>        www.N6IE.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Martin Ewing" <martin.s.ewing at gmail.com>
> To: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
> <tentec at contesting.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion ALC and power output indication meter
> andspeechprocessing
> 
> 
> > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Ron Castro <ronc at sonic.net> wrote:
> >
> >> ...
> >> That means that in order to drive a linear that requires 40 Watts
> >> of drive and have both internal ALC's properly controlling peaks,
> >> you would need to put a 4 dB attenuator on the output of the Orion
> >> and run it at 100 Watts, or reset the ALC level for 40 Watts of
> >> output power.  Neither seems like a great prospect!
> >>
> >
> > What's wrong with setting the "power" level to 40 +/- as I do if I
> > need reduced drive?  I understand the CPU adjusts the peak level
> > proportionately.  The ALC light still lights.
> >
> >
> >>
> >>            Ron  N6IE
> >>       www.N6IE.com
> >>
> >> 73,
> > Martin
> >
> > --