[TenTec] Orion III

[Rick - NJ0IP / DJ0IP]

And I tweak the RF gain in addition to what Carl said...

People seem to be, well, "spoiled" these days.
They want to listen to 20 over 9 signals.
Years ago, few people had amps or beams and most signals were much weaker.
With today's signals, you really can (and should) turn the RF gain back.

An S3 signal is perfectly Q5 readable if everyone else on the band is S3 or
below, AND you'd be amazed how the noise disappears!

BTW, this is a firmware issue too:  the firmware running between the
operator's ears!

My 2c worth!

HAVE FUN AT DAYTON, EVERYBODY - bit too far away for me now!

73
Rick, DJ0IP
 

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Carl Moreschi
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:54 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion III

That's exactly right.  I'm just saying I can do better on CW by 
selecting the best filter for the conditions.  And on SSB, I do better 
by selecting the best filter and PBT value for the conditions.  Your 
mileage may vary.

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

On 5/18/2011 7:45 PM, Rsoifer at aol.com wrote:
> Bsrry and Carl,
>
> We're all entitled to our opinions, based on our own experience.  All  I
> can say is the NR (2.044A and 2.039d) helps me pull out weak CW signals on
80
> and 160, especially with a wide roofing filter.  It also attenuates highs
> on SSB, so it can use improvement.  This is, however, a firmware issue,
not
> a hardware issue.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
>
>
> In a message dated 5/18/2011 9:22:39 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> barry.n1eu at gmail.com writes:
>
> On Wed,  May 18, 2011 at 6:08 PM,<Rsoifer at aol.com>  wrote:
>> I don't  have a Yaesu 5000 to listen to, but I think all of us on this
>>   reflector with Orion IIs agree that the DSP NR needs further  work.
>
> Nope, not all of us.  In fact, if my O2 (or O3) was missing  a NR
> button, I wouldn't be disappointed.
>
> As far as the NR in the  FT5K magically making unreadable signals
> readable, I'd love to hear a  recording demonstrating that.  Until
> then, I remain  skeptical.
>
> 73,
> Barry  N1EU
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