[TenTec] orion settings

[Mark]

Hello Paul,

This rig continues to be a great experience, both in performance as wel 
as sheer fun!
Owning an ORION since 2004 using at home with a small antenna setup for 
Topband, I find myself using the following settings:
There's no magic in these numbers. Your mileage may vary.
But you can screw up the receiver by setting RF gain to100%; please 
never ever do that.

First: leave volume fixed between 40-70% and use your RF-Gain ONLY.
Second: never set the RF gain above 90.  Typically <80
Keep the S-meter below S3. Typical S1-2 for band noise is best on 160.

Firmware 1.372

menu settings for AGC:

Slow
Hang=0.73s
Decay= 10dB/s
Threshold= 5.02uV

Medium
Hang=0.12s
Decay=25dB/s
Threshold=3.03uV

Fast
Hang=0.08s
Decay=80dB/s
Threshold= 1.40uV

Prog
Hang=0.08
Decay=20dB/s
Threshold= 1.00uV

73 Mark, PA5MW




On 20-9-2011 6:06, Paul DeWitte wrote:
> As a still relatively new orion owner I am still playing with rcv serttings.
>
> What do you set AGC,  hang, decay, and threshold, and how do these settings
> affect working weak DX on 160m (and other bands also)?
>
> Any comments, suggestions,etc. are appreciated.
>
> So far the radio is far superior to the operator, but I am trying to even
> that out a bit.
>
> Thanks, 73
>
> Paul K9OT
>
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