[1000mp] IF Gain Menu Setting The correct method

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Hello,
 
Ditto to K3AN for giving you the correct method of setting the IF gain with  
the roofing filter installed.  Do it any other way than this and your weak  
signal work will suffer greatly and you turn a $2800 radio into a radio that has 
 the performance level of a low buck kit receiver.
 
Good luck and enjoy the FT-1000MP
Douglas
 
 
In a message dated 2/8/2009 9:05:09 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
wjs073 at bellsouth.net writes:



The gain setting is adjustable to take unit-to-unit variations into  account.
There is no single setting that is proper for every radio. The procedure  I
read, which made a lot of sense to me, was as follows. Find a very  weak
birdie that's just barely detectable in the noise (or generate such a  signal)
on the 12 or 10 Meter band. Now adjust the IF gain setting to maximize  
the signal to noise. Too low a setting causes both the signal and the  noise
to drop. Too high a setting causes them both to increase. But there is a  
point, which may be over a range of two or three numbers (i.e., 12 to  14), 
where the signal stands out a little better against the noise. Close  your
eyes and listen very closely while changing the setting up and  down.
You should be able to find this "sweet spot."
 
DE K3AN


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