[TenTec] My New Orion II . . .

[Ted Bryant]

... and with the varying levels of signals you'll encounter, you will
constantly be adjusting both...plus your ears will take a beating if you
wear headphones.

Suggest reading, re-reading and studying  the section "WEAK SIGNAL DX
RECEPTION,CONTEST OPERATION AND ORION II" in the manual, Chapter 4.

Ted W4NZ
 

-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Carl
Moreschi
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 7:50 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] My New Orion II . . .

When you set the RF gain low and the audio gain high, you are really turning
off AGC.  I never had to do that with my Orion and Orion II.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com

On 8/25/2013 7:40 PM, PC Anderson wrote:
> I agree with Barry, I run my Oll as simple as it can be made to 
> run.Andy, W3LI
>
>> Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:17:12 +0000
>> From: barry.n1eu at gmail.com
>> To: tentec at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] My New Orion II . . .
>>
>> Congrats on the new radio:
>>
>> a) run the latest - there is absolutely no reason not to
>> b) what's a spectrum scope?
>> c) tons of guys will tell you all kinds of stuff but I don't buy any 
>> of it
>> - just run high AF Gain and low RF Gain.  AGC settings are 
>> UNIMPORTANT
>> d) use it and enjoy it
>>
>> 73, Barry N1EU
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 10:51 PM, Richards<jrichards at k8jhr.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings Ten-Tec mavens and devotees:
>>>
>>> I bought an Orion II and it arrived this weekend.  I am nearly 
>>> finished remodeling the desk shelves and risers to accommodate its 
>>> substantially larger footprint.  My young bride helped me build new 
>>> shelves on the right side on an angle and we both think it will be a 
>>> huge ergonomic and visual improvement.
>>>
>>> I wonder:
>>>
>>>          a)      Is there any consensus as to which
>>>                  firmware version I should update
>>>                  to...   and if not, is there any
>>>                  concise list of which firmware
>>>                  versions are favored, understanding
>>>                  that some will work better in some
>>>                  versions than others, but that is
>>>                  sometimes good to know.
>>>
>>>                  Wild Idea No. 29873:
>>>
>>>                  Perhaps we could pool all comments on
>>>                  the different versions, and make a chart
>>>                  indicating which features are improved,
>>>                  and which are not, in each of the
>>>                  different versions.  That might make it
>>>                  easy to determine which versions are good
>>>                  for what purposes, and maybe make it easy
>>>                  to adopt different personalities, like one
>>>                  version may be better for digital modes,
>>>                  and another for SSB, because the NR and
>>>                  notch or the like might work better for
>>>                  in one version, than another.
>>>
>>>                  Or maybe this would be too confusing and
>>>                  subject to intractable debate with no
>>>                  consensus...  after all it IS a wild
>>>                  asked idea. . .
>>>
>>>
>>>          b)      Are there any quirks or foibles I might
>>>                  want to pay attention to... such as you
>>>                  cannot do X, if you set Y.   I seem to
>>>                  recall some useful feature was adversely
>>>                  affected when I engaged the spectrum scope.
>>>                  Like who knew ???
>>>
>>>
>>>          c)   Do you guys have any preferred AGC settings
>>>                  that might be better than the default
>>>                  settings?   I primarily work SSB, but I
>>>                  will be moving to CW soon - I AM finally
>>>                  making some progress and practicing more
>>>                  regularly lately...
>>>
>>>
>>>          d)   Are there any special notes, tips, or considerations
>>>                  that apply to this rig that might not apply
>>>                  to my other TT rigs, including the Omni VII
>>>                  and Jupiter?   I also  own the TT Centurion.
>>>
>>> So... any help would be hugely appreciated.  I don't mind reading, 
>>> so if there is a previous thread on a topic, you might just identify 
>>> the issue and point me in the right direction, and I will do the 
>>> homework.  Just knowing what to look for can often be enough help.
>>>
>>> Happy trails.
>>>
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