[1000mp] Fast AGC action

[Jim Smith]

Hi Barry,

I cycled rapidly through all the bands a couple of times on my MkV.  At 
no time did the S meter peg.  When switching from a band with an S6 
noise level to another with very low noise the S meter fell back to zero 
with what I consider to be reasonable rapidity.  I do have the menu set 
such that the meter hangs a little while on peaks.

Hope this helps.

73 de Jim Smith    VE7FO

Barry N1EU wrote:

> I've owned two MP's and have seen the same strange behavior of the 
> fast AGC on both units.  What puzzles me is that I've never heard any 
> other MP owner ever voice a similar observation, yet it's been 
> glaringly obvious to me - especially in contest situations.
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> I'd appreciate hearing from any other MP owners who have also noticed 
> (at least occasionally) unusually slow release of the fast AGC, 
> especially noticed in recovery from strong signal bursts or in 
> recovery from your own qsk xmsn.  Slow AGC releases quicker than the 
> fast AGC in these cases.
>
> Another sign I notice which I feel may be related, is if I repeatedly 
> flip between bands while watching the S meter, after a band change the 
> S meter often pegs and slowly releases if the AGC is set "fast".  
> Repeating the experiment with "slow" AGC, shows the S meter almost 
> perfectly constant with band changes and never shows this "pegging" 
> behavior.
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> Again, I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who also notices similar 
> behavior of the fast AGC in their MP's or tries the band flipping test 
> and notices the same thing.
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Barry N1EU
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