[TenTec] Orion II

[Richards]

Novice Question 2765 ...

Showing my ignorance, and not owning an Orion II ... yet...
(I have an Omni VII)... could someone please  explain
how one uses the waterfall in a real world situation?
I have seen them in screen shots, and think I know
what they show... but am not sure I know what to DO
in an operational sense after looking at a waterfall display.
Do you tune to the signal image (the way I   tune to a peak
on my band sweep scope display?)   Or is there something
else you do to USE the information displayed on the screen ?

I am sure this is a no-brainer for those with one, but I have
yet to use one, myself.

Happy Trails.    THANKS !

=======================  Richards / K8JHR  =========================

On 2/19/2011 10:33 AM, Rsoifer at aol.com wrote:
> In 2.041XT, the waterfall was not instead of the sweep display, it was a
> menu-driven option.  If you would rather have the sweep display, you could
> choose that.  What I liked about the waterfall was that it followed CW
> signals almost instantaneously, much faster than the sweep in 2.044A.  I  admit,
> though, that it wasn't so great on SSB.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
>
>
> In a message dated 2/18/2011 10:27:44 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> w3krq at dejazzd.com writes:
>
> I DID  NOT LIKE THE WATER FALL AS SOON  AS I SAW IT I WENT BACK TO THE OLD
> UPDATE. AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rsoifer at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 5:00 PM
> To:  tentec at contesting.com
> Cc: jhenry at tentec.com
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion  II
>
> Hi John,
>
> I hear you about  the 566.  V2.044A is  very good, but please  don't forget
> about the waterfall display.   I'm not at all convinced I would  want a high
> speed sweep board, but I  did like the old waterfall.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
>
>
>
> In a message  dated 2/18/2011 9:47:39 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> jhenry at tentec.com  writes:
>
> Hi  Bill,
>
> It is on the 9 meg IF board.
> Board #  A4
> Sub assembly #  81910
>
> 73, KI4JPL
> John Henry
> TenTec  Engineering
>
>
> Could  someone please tell me on which board the  hardware noise blanker
> is located  in the Orion I?
>
> Thank  you.
>
> Bill   AD8P
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