[Elecraft] 80m QRN LP-PAN does it's thing

[n4lq]

I just completed a cw qso on 80m. Static is running 10 - 20 db over S9 
tonight. There is nearly 1000 miles between us and the other station was 
using a magnetic loop antenna for transmitting made from 18ft. of copper 
pipe, 3ft. above the ground.
Using the K3 under these conditions was rough. I tried every filter and NR 
setting and kept having trouble with static pumping the agc and blipping out 
letters. AGC fast or slow made no difference. I then switched over to the 
LP-PAN which in addition to being a bandscope, functions as my second 
receiver. I was able to copy him perfectly with the LP-PAN, even with it's 
agc on slow, there is no pumping which seems rather strange to me.
Maybe some adjustment to the agc-slp or agc-thr would help. Any suggestions 
for QRN conditions?
Steve Ellington
N4LQ at insightbb.com