I used to operate CW with AGC OFF, but a loud signal would come
along and trigger the AF Limiter, which causes gross distortion.
Now I operate CW with fast AGC , AGC SLP = 0, and AGC THR = 20.
It's almost as good as no AGC , and you don't have to worry about
the AF Limiter.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Burdick
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 4:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Contest Settings
If you run with AGC off, you'll probably want to use CONFIG:AF
LIM to establish an upper volume limit. See AF LIM in the menu
listings.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Mar 20, 2016, at 4:11 PM, Dave Cole <[email protected]> wrote:
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)
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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 <[email protected]>
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
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