[1000mp] INRAD Front End Mod and Menu 9-1

[ARS NZ3O (Byron) FM29fx]

I've found it effective to adjust this (RF Gain) real-time when
there is someone I really want to work but have some
trouble hearing.  Worked very nicely with a weak JT
tonight on 15 meters.

At 08:07 PM 5/25/2002 +0200, Christian Buenger wrote:
>At 16:34 25.05.2002, you wrote:
>>Here's what I did.  I found the weakest station I could find (should be S-0)
>>and I slowly went up and down with menu 9-1.  I believe your original setting
>>was 12, then I would slowly adjust between 7 and 11 and listen to see when
>>you can understand the weak station the best (close your eyes while doing
>>this and ignore the S meter).
>Thanks for your reply and that really did the trick. I ended up setting it 
>to 7... 8 is also possible but after that the band-noise gets "noisy" and 
>this is unwanted.
>
>Now I can confirm what somebody else wrote in the reflector. Sometimes the 
>signals pop up from nowhere ... This is really amazing. Sometimes it looks 
>like there is no antenna connected :)
>
>THanks agn. The 1.8 filters are also very good. Just move the receive audio 
>a few hz down and then it sounds comfortable again... but with less qrm :)