John [K7SVV] wrote: > > While checking the problem that someone reported a little while ago with > the > S meter being stuck when the AGC is turned off, I noticed that I don't > hear > any difference in the received signal when I turn AGC off and on. I have > tried it with an S5 CW signal, an S9 SSB signal, and 40 over 9 signal on > the > AM broadcast band. I would expect each of these signals to much louder > when > the AGC is switched off but I hear no change at all. Strange, it is like > the AGC is not being turned off. How about the rest of you fellows, what > do > you hear? > Didn't I read somewhere that in the architecture of the K3, the AGC only operates when necessary to prevent the DSP from being overloaded? So perhaps you are just not listening to strong enough signals for it to have an effect.
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