Having the Slope set to 000 is like not having the AGC on at all. If you're going to have a theshold, then why bother to keep the AGC from actually doing anything? At least put that Slope to 04 or something where it actually makes a difference. If your concern is having loud signals be louder than the low signals underneath it, and you want to compress the lower signals to sound as loud as the loud ones (or Vs Versa, have the loud ones squashed to the same level as the low signals), you have to actually set the slope compression to do something, not turn it off by setting it to 00. I agree with Guy completely.
Also, there's a setting in the menu that will allow you to have a "soft" Agc which was designed JUST for this Contest/Pile up situation your describing. If you don't know what or where it is, please let us know and I will dig it up for you. As for the AGC off level limiter, and creating distortion... Yea, I've noticed that with the loud ones too. I belive that Wayne did something with that setting in the last 2 beta software releases... I don't know if you have access to it yet. M > From: xda...@cis-broadband.com > To: olin...@bellsouth.net; k...@arrl.net; elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 22:48:19 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 in a cw pileup - needs work > > > Wrong ... you have that totally backwards. AGC SLP = 000 gives the LEAST > amount of AGC action you can get in the K3. AGC SLP = 015 is the setting that > makes all signals above the threshold sound the same, and potentially creates > mushy distortion for multiple signals depending on what setting you use for > AGC THR. Read the manual, or check out > http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/elecraft_k3_agc_and_s-meter.htm if you > want to see it graphically. > > K6LL's AGC settings are exactly the same as those I use for contesting. > > 73, > Dave AB7E > > > ------Original Mail------ > From: "Guy Olinger K2AV" <olin...@bellsouth.net> > To: "Dave Hachadorian" <k...@arrl.net>, > "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 00:17:32 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 in a cw pileup - needs work > > Hi Dave, > > Using slope 000 is likely most of your problem. With that setting all > signals regardless of strength are set to the same level regardless of > how loud they are coming in. If they are zero beat or close, it will > mush the dickens out of the copy by making them all the same level in > your ear. I set AGC SLP to 15 for contests. I also use slow AGC the > entire time. If there are key clicks, I use NB with IF off and dsp to > t3-7 or t2-7. It rounds off CW bauds some but does not make them > uncopyable. > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ ______________________________________________________________ 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
