That sounds like a way to effectively turn the K3 into an AGC-pumping monster like my old 756Pro ;)
73, Dave AB7E pd0psb wrote: > Quite a number of radios I know disable pre-amp and enable ATT when the AGC > voltage reaches a certain threshold. A handy way of extending the range of > total AGC with 30/40dB without having to reach for the knobs. Automatically > switched by firmware to catch the first unexpected RF hits. > > 73' > Paul > PD0PSB > > > It is also likely that the K3 Hardware AGC is maxed out and can > lower the gain no more with the resulting of overload of the ADC. > the K3 dynamic range (as good as > it is) was exceeded - everything has its limits. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html