1. Use fast agc, with the quickest agc decay rate. 2. Increase overall receiver gain by setting AF GAIN = HI in config. 3. Set the AF gain control wide open. Use minimum RF gain (no preamp if possible, use attenuator if possible, min rf gain control setting) to be able to copy weak signals.
The intent of all this is to keep pileups on the linear portion of the gain curve as much as possible. In k3 config: AGC DCY SOFT AGC HLD 0.20 AGC PLS NOR AGC SLP 000 (steepest) AGC THR 008 (highest) AGC F 200 (quickest) AGC S 020 AF GAIN HI Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Big Bear Lake, CA ---------------------- -----Original Message----- From: NZ0T Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 5:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] FD AGC settings for CW I am curious what everyone's thoughts are on the best CW contesting settings for Field Day. This is the 3rd year that we will use my K3 for our CW station and I have always used the default or N1EU settings. Anyone have any alternatives they have found to work well? Might be fun to save several in K3EZ and try them all out this weekend. 73 Bill NZ0T -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/FD-AGC-settings-for-CW-tp6506743p6506743.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
