Like Ron AC7AC , as a marine commercial op, I always used the RF gain control (no AGC) when running traffic on ships, but this is a totally different situation for example, if you are in a CW contest when signals in a pile-up vary from barely audible to ear-shattering. Fast AGC is mandatory. Can't comment on SSB - rarely use it, and never in contests.
Showing my bias - we have several IcoYaeWood radios in our Multi contest station, and they all have their advantages but the K2 has a bomb-proof receiver and does not de-sense the other radios with white noise, even when it's driving an amp to 500 watts ouput - no clicks, no spurs. Only disadvantages are that it looks too small to be that good, and it moves if you push the buttons too hard. Only crazy contesters would think like that. For casual operating, I would use fast AGC. The only time I need to turn the K2 AGC off is to use a noise bridge. 73, Ken ZL1AIH _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
