[Elecraft] Re: When do you use fast AGC?

[Darwin, Keith]

-----Original Message-----

Still, top o' the line receivers like the K2 feature I.F. AGC that is
far more versatile than the receivers with those huge S-meters. And
maybe the piddlin' little bargraph puts the real value of an "S" reading
in perspective <G>. 

Ron AC7AC
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Yea, I have 2 rigs, the K2 and the TS-830s.  I'm not sure which I like
better but for now I've been on the 830 most of the time.  After last
night's QSOs in which I was just struggling to copy signals, I'm about
ready to switch back to the K2 for a while.

Bar-graph S-meters, yuck!  I hear you about putting the real value of an
"S" reading in perspective, but I still want to watch that meter move!

I'm still wondering how hard it would be to hook that LDG meter up to
the K2 to give me a real analog S-meter!

One of the things I've noticed about the K2's AGC is that it doesn't
seem to boost gain as high as my 830s.  In other words, it will allow
background noise to remain in the background.  I need to spend some more
time under the cans with both rigs to get a better long-term feel for
them.

- Keith KD1E -
- K2 5411 -