Thanks Joe, Randy and Ken. But the CW QRQ says it is OFF. There is no "+" showing, either.
73, Ted W4NZ -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2017 10:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Receiver mush Do you have QRQ mode selected (+ showing in the display)? From the Owner's Manual, page 54: > Filter passband SHIFT/LOCUT/HICUT cannot be used when CW QRQ is in > effect. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2/26/2017 10:13 AM, Ted Bryant wrote: > In playing with Bob N6TV's suggested settings, I've discovered that on CW, > neither the Shift->LO Cut nor the Width->HI Cut controls change functions > when tapped. They appear fixed at SHIFT and WIDTH. Tapping them merely > displays their current setting. On SSB, they change and work as expected. > Is there a parameter setting somewhere that affects this? I've looked > through the release notes but see nothing. > > Using the latest firmware: 5.57 > > 73, Ted W4NZ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim > Brown > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 1:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Receiver mush > > On Thu,2/23/2017 6:32 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote: >> For reference, here are my preferred AGC and other settings for contesting > with a K3 and large CW pileups. > > Bob's a great op, so I really appreciate seeing his settings. But they're > all run together in his email with no paragraphs or punctuation, so it's > very hard to read. I copied his settings into a word processor and added > paragraphs. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > - - - - - - - > > First, set *CONFIG:TECH MD ON* to un-hide some AGC settings.Set CONFIG:TECH > MD OFF when finished, to eliminate distracting values from accidentally > appearing in the SubRx display (PLL1, AFV, dBV, etc.) > > *AF GAIN LO* -- Cuts audio hiss.May not work with all headphones.OK on Heil. > > *AF LIM 20* -- Only takes effect when AGC is OFF (rarely used) > > *AGC DCY Soft* -- Reduces AGC-induced IMD, recommended for pileups > > *AGC HLD 0.05* -- Slow AGC hold time (50 ms).Reduces AGC-induced IMD, > recommended for pileups.Works with AGC-S only, no affect when using AGC-F. > > *AGC PLS NOR* -- Loud static pulses do not pump AGC > > *AGC SLP 010*-- A pretty "flat" AGC response curve.I may move this lower > since pileups of loud guys can blend together, but I like this setting > because it saves my ears. > > *AGC THR 010* -- AGC kicks in at about S-8.Signals lower than THR behave as > they would with AGC OFF ( +1 dB of RF = +1 dB of audio) > > *AGC -F 120* -- Factory default fast AGC decay rate (recovery time).Higher = > faster.Faster can be bad. > > *AGC -S 20*-- Factory default slow AGC decay rate (recovery time).Higher = > faster.Faster can be bad. > > *RF GAIN at 3 O'Clock or less* except when all signals and band noise are > very low (e.g. 10m) > > *AF GAIN* never higher than 3 O'Clock > > *AFX OFF* > > *NR OFF* > > *NB OFF* > > *RIT OFF* > > *XIT OFF* > > > FL1 to FL5 BW set to match labeled filter bandwidth exactly, not wider or > narrower. > > Use *AGC-F* or *AGC-S* for CW, whatever works best for you. > > Use *AGC-S* for SSB. > > CW Pitch 500 (or to taste), IF shift centered (on CW) > > 500 Hz InRad 8-pole filter on CW > > 2.8 kHz 8-pole filter on SSB (1.8 8-pole when bands crowded, *must move IF > SHIFT lower for pleasing audio*) > > Use *XFIL* button to toggle between filters and reset the IF shift, rather > than NOR (hold) button > > *PREamp ON* for 15m and up, *PREamp OFF* for all other bands > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 Message > delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
