Dick, These are all within 4 dB of each other and if you are adjusting the ALC for one bar your settings are too tight. Lower the gain so that you have no ALC action, then a bit farthe and you should not need to touch the TX attenuator again.
Thanks, Mitch Baum / AF2M > From: Dick Kriss <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:25:36 -0500 > To: Fldigi-Alpha List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: 3.21.11 Tx Attenuation Settings by Band > > Some interesting observation of TX Atten settings by band with the > TS-590S under Mac OS X 10.6.7. > > I used the FB keyboard shortcuts to tweak in each setting in the PSK or RTTY > portion of the bands. I try to have no more that one bar flashing in in the > ALC position on the TS-590's S-Meter. I know 'they say' zero ALC but when > nothing shows on meter you may be too low. This is why I tune display on > bar flashing. > > 7.035 MHz = -12.1 > 10.143 MHz = -13.8 > 14.085 MHz = -11.3 > 18.103 MHz = -12.2 > 21.070 MHz = -11.7 > 28.120 MHz = -12.0 > 50.300 MHz = -10.7 > > I really like the new addition and the keyboard shortcuts are useful and used. > > I wonder what attenuation levels others are requiring to adjust out the ALC? > > By using the new TX Atten tool I am now able to use the TS-590's default > setting > of Step #4 for Input Data. Before having the tool Step #2 was too low and > Step #3 was too high and I had little on no wiggle room on OS X Sound/Output > volume slider. It was near the stop on the left of side of the slider. It is > now > sitting at about 25% with good wiggle room. > > The TX Atten is a winner! > > Dick AA5VU > _______________________________________________ > fldigi-alpha mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/fldigi-alpha _______________________________________________ fldigi-alpha mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/fldigi-alpha
