[Elecraft] K3 RX AGC right after a transmission

Lyle Johnson kk7p at wavecable.com
Sun Nov 30 21:15:18 EST 2008


Hello Arie!

> ... We SUSPECT that the AGC was still at the level from
> BEFORE the transmission.

Yes, AGC is suspended during transmission, then resumes during receive. 
  The assumption is that the band hasn't changed that much in the 
milliseconds (CW QSK) to several seconds (SSB voice).

> ...the work around was setting the AGC to fast.

In general, fast AGC is most often used for CW< and slow AGC for voice 
or data operation.

73,

Lyle KK7P


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