[CW] Receiver RF Gain

[Ron.K3PID]

I noticed an article in QST explaining that it is better to run a lower RF gain on your receiver for weak signals and in noisy conditions. WOW! I am thinking that those of us who are seasoned enough to be Elmers must have really fallen down on the job.  Just the idea that someone needed to write that article is an indication that we failed to pass on the basic operating skills. My Elmer taught me ( and a lot of others) to run with a relatively high audio gain and then back off the RF gain to drop the noise. It works welll and I’ve been doing it that way for 57 years. It works on my computerized Yaesu and just as well on my R-390 or my HQ-180.  I just assumed it was common practice. 

73
Ron K3PID

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