[TenTec] New Eagle - but odd sounding audio nosie

[Michael Goins]

Have you considered talking to TenTec about it? That would be the first
place I would go if I had an issue, especially with a new radio.

Mike, k5wmg
Pipe Creek, Texas
A thousand words a day. Five days a week. For life.


On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Thomas <ac7a at cox.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Well I took the plunge and bought a new Eagle. Wow, what a nice package and
> thoughtful ergonomics. However, I am concerned about something I am hearing.
>
> Right from the moment I turned it on the audio sounded raspy to me. I
> adjusted the pass band tuning and filter bandwidth but I can't say that
> helped improve it. The more I listened to signals, primarily CW, the more I
> became concerned that something isn't right. I hear a raspiness that
> accompanies the signal I am listening to. It is a hiss-like noise that keys
> with the CW tone of the station I am copying. Last night I tried to pass it
> off due to inexperience with the radio's settings.
>
> This morning there was a huge pile-up on 40m CW calling a DX station (maybe
> VP8) and the raspiness was readily evident. The pre-amp was off and I tried
> adjusting the bandwidth and pass band controls to clean the signals up. The
> pile-up sounded like a confused, jumbled up mess full of the raspy noise I
> described. The DX station sounded clean and distinct but the pile-up sounded
> terrible. My K2 sitting side-by-side with the Eagle sounded clean and crisp
> handling the pile-up.
>
> I reviewed the factory check-off list that accompanied the radio and the
> technician certified all the tests. This is my first IF DSP radio and don't
> know if this is how they typically sound. It is radically different than the
> analog radios that I am used to. Any thoughts on what is going on is
> appreciated?
>
> Thanks, Thomas
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