Yes, the Orion (II) is a "little" unpleasant to listen to unless one perhaps adjusts RF gain down. I enjoyed the excellent filtering on the Orion II when comparing the modified FT-1000D and Pro III, but the Orion II felt "unfinished" for the year and a half I had it. Yes, can maybe blame the agc, but that is not an acceptable excuse for noise. There is a lot more to a radio than excellent filtering. One has to listen to it too. Ken, KA0W
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/10/2008 3:17:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: New IF DSP designs [can] seriously exaggerate transient noise on weak signals... Some DSP radios make QRN much worse." I certainly felt that way when listening on the Orion. The AGC was never right. Users tried adjusting the Hang, Slope, Delay and Threshold to no avail. The radio always sounded noisy. Unless my ears deceive me, I think the K3 is much better. Will have to wait for the empirical data because I don't have an analog radio to compare. k4ia "Buck" K3 #101 Fredericksburg, VA **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
