[CW] Receiver RF Gain

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Ron,

Just like you (and me) someone had to tell us.  Or we figured it out on our
own - it's easier to figure out with no AGC and static crashes like on ship
watching 500 kHz.

Many of our receivers had no AGC - at least the old ones.  3/4 audio gain,
and back down on radio frequency gain until you "just" hear background
noise.

73
DR

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 8:55 PM Ron.K3PID <ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 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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