[Elecraft] Re: Band condx Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

[Don Rasmussen]

>>>If you can't hear the difference, perhaps the AGC is adjusted too 'tightly'.

Yes, as Wayne will confirm, I keep a minimal AGC, the loosest that
anyone might imagine. 

Assume Wayne checks into the SSB net and your ears say - very strong - so
you look at the S-meter. S7 peaks to S8.

Ten minutes later Eric checks in, you say, very loud too, and take a look at the S-meter. S9 to S9+5.

You now have a visual relative benchmark on Wayne and Eric and can fairly
easily follow the changes on each.

By ear, well, that would be impossible for me. 

How do you make a note in the log on Wayne that would have any
meaning later with respect to Eric? Just one example, I am pretty sure
many others do it similarly.

Some may or may not care as long as they can hear them at all, that's the preference part. 

[Elecraft] Re: Band condx Questions from a Liberal Arts Major 
Ralph Parker ve7xf at dccnet.com 
Thu Nov 13 13:49:08 EST 2008 

>The fading on SSB and CW modes can tell you a lot about what the band is
doing. 

Indeed, but I've always done this by ear, rather than by watching the S-meter.

If you can't hear the difference, perhaps the AGC is adjusted too 'tightly'.

Rapid CW QSB can easily be seen on an audio recording monitored in audio
editing software (at least it can on my previous radio).

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