I guess I'm the oddball. I run CW on AGC slow 90% of the time. Turning off AGC disables the S-meter and watching the S-meter is part of my enjoyment of the hobby (there, I said it)!
If the signal is coming over the north pole and is fluttering rapidly, I'll go to Fast AGC. Using fast AGC increases the background noise as the receiver recovers gain between the various CW elements. Running slow AGC holds the gain down (and therefore the background noise) between elements, letters and possibly words. I often use the RF gain but I leave the AGC on. I'll back off the RF gain so the S-meter deflects up only when the signal fades up to max. If the signal is fluctuating from S7 to S9, I'll back the RF gain down to where the meter stays around S8. This is basically the same as turning AGC off but the AGC is still there to handle unexpected strong signals. - Keith KD1E - - K2 5411 - _______________________________________________ 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
