[TenTec] Need help understanding Orion II receive artifact

[N4PY2]

The hardware AGC does not come into play at all on the Orion and Orion II 
until a signal is greater than S9+20 to S9+30 somewhere in the 9 mhz IF 
passband.  If hardware AGC pumping is occuring, the first choice for 
removing it is with the attenuator.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Hays, NC 28635
www.n4py.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Feldman" <wb0gaz at yahoo.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Need help understanding Orion II receive artifact


Thanks, Hank -

I should have figured that out at the time (basically use RF gain control to 
keep out of whatever AGC loop/limiter is doing this) but so it goes. Anyway, 
no real need to do any extra research on my behalf - your brief explanation 
and admonition for me to RTFM is sufficient for next time around,

Thanks again,

73 Dave

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> artifact
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> Dave - that is probably the worst possible way to use an
> Orion - and was the
> source of all sorts of issues when Orion first came out .
> You are right,
> this was discussed at length - but has not been talked
> about for quite
> awhile now.
>
> Quick simple answer is run AF gain about 1/2 to 2/3
> and control with RF
> Gain. If you look at the Ten Tec site there are papers on
> optimum use of
> Orion AGC for weak signals , for contesting etc . There is
> also some writeup
> in the manual for both the 565 and the 566 .
>
> If you cannot find the stuff - let me know off line and I
> will dig some out
> .
>
> 73 de hank K7HP
>



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