Config: AGC DCY: Soft The Smiths wrote: > 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: [email protected] >> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] >> 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" <[email protected]> >> To: "Dave Hachadorian" <[email protected]>, >> "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]> >> 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:[email protected] >> >> 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:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >
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