[TenTec] Just an observation

[Barry N1EU]

They could have also had PBT or RXEQ at some ridiculous value, etc.

I tend to disagree on Orion setup.  Even if I had never used an Orion, I
honestly think I could walk up to one and quickly figure out how to
optimally set it up.  It has a very straightforward interface and menu
system.

Barry N1EU

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Carl Moreschi <n4py2 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> If the Orion sounded like crap, I bet he just had too tight a filter.
> You need 2400 hertz or wider for nice audio.  And fast AGC would not
> sound good either.
>
> It amazes me that so many people don't have a clue about these two
> items.  There are far too many appliance operators today instead of the
> technicians that the FCC originally wanted.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 121 Little Bell Dr.
> Hays, NC 28635
> www.n4py.com
>
> On 6/25/2012 1:09 PM, Robert Mcgraw wrote:
> > There's two kinds of folks, "those that know what they are doing" and
> > "those that think they know what they are doing".
> >
> > Conclusion:  If one THINKS they know how to set-up and operate a radio,
> > best advise, ask someone that KNOWS how to set-up and operate a radio.
> >
> > Another very new and strange technique........read the manual.
> >
> > 73
> > Bob, K4TAX
> >
> >
> >> Hi guys -  Just a brief observation...  Stopped out to the local radio
> >> club Field Day site... and lo and behold ... they had three big rigs set
> >> up.   A Yaesu FT-10000,  an TEN-TEC ORION II, AND A TT OMNI VI - the two
> >> TEN-TEC stations were complete with TT power supplies, speakers, a TT
> >> tuner, and the like.   Man it was a beautiful site...I mean sight...
> >> either way works I guess, but it was a proud day.
> >>
> >> One of the guys complained the Orion II sounded like crap.  I told him
> >> you cannot set it up like a Yae-com-wood.  They said somebody who did
> >> not know the rig had messed around with the menu settings and had it
> >> sounding funny.   I recommended they do a refresh re-boot and restore
> >> the factory default settings, and start over - rather than debug what
> >> they had done.  Hope this was good advice...
> >>
> >> We use an Orion II,  a pair of Omni VIIs, and an Omni VI at our contest
> >> station... and nobody every complains.
> >>
> >> But it looked seeing all that TT gear out there !
> >>
> >> Happy trails and good DX to ya.
> >>
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