On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:24:16 -0400, Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote: >Particularly on 160, start with the ATT engaged and preamp off. >It is a rare day when ATT is not the correct setting for 160m.
This is excellent advice. Most hams put far too much gain in the front end and rely on AGC to reduce it. This squeezes the dynamic range quite badly, and makes it very difficult for your brain to separate signal from noise. I NEVER use the preamp below 20M, and the attenuator is always engaged below 30M. BTW -- in the olden days, hams learned to turn down the RF gain to match it to band conditions. This is an important operating skill that many need to learn. And, like Guy, I like 2.7kHz bandwidth for casual SSB, 1.8 kHz for contesting. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ 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
