Be very careful with the AGC off... The K3 has enough dynamic range to blow your ears up pretty well.. I have a neighbor that runs a KW, and if he comes up on my frequency, while I am listening for weak DX, it hurts... -- 73's, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z)
For software/hardware reviews see: http://www.nk7z.net For MixW support see: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info For SSTV help see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Sun, 2016-03-20 at 12:51 -0700, Jeff Kinzli wrote: > Tim, > > You might also consider "riding the RF gain" route, depending on how > bad the pileups are. > > Turn AGC off, turn up the RF gain, and modulate RF gain as needed to > discern signals. > > Be careful though, in this mode AF gain is mostly unbounded, i.e. > you'll hurt your ears and/or headphones if a signal is really loud. > > For me, I use that mode sometimes when signals are weak, it seems to > allow for better hearing of weak signals. > > YMMV, 73 de N6GQ > > On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 6:07 AM, a45wg <a4...@sy-edm.com> wrote: > > > > Fellow Hams, > > Having not Contested for over 5 years - I just had > > spent the past 24 hours participating in the Russian DX Contest > > (CW), now I realise that Contests are not everyone’s cup of tea so > > please no “Contests should be banned”. > > > > But I would be interested in how other contesters set up their rigs > > > > This is what I have been doing - > > > > 0) Narrow Filter enable (500 Hz) > > 1) Very narrow Bandwidth at times even 10-20 (hz?) is > > too wide. > > 2) Vary where I am listening up and down a little > > 3) Disable PreAmp > > > > What other steps can I do to make my life (and the other stations I > > am working easier - I forgot how many times I sent R7?? or NR ??) > > > > Attentate (Just thought of this) > > NR Settings ? > > Notch filter ? > > > > Appreciate any input - if you wan to PM me - I will put together > > the common suggestions. > > > > Many thanks, > > Tim A45WG > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to kin...@kinzlicoils.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
