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

[w6jd at comcast.net]

I remember my old SX-96 that had an S-meter that totally dominated the front panel of the receiver. As I recall it went to S9+80 dB or something equally ridiculous. It was also incredibly generous so watching the needle fly back and forth could be very distracting!

Doug,W6JD

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From: "Darwin, Keith" <Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com> 

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> 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 . 
> 
> 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! 
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> 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 - 
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