[Elecraft] K-3 Contest agc settings

Dick Green WC1M wc1m at msn.com
Mon Sep 8 11:52:41 EDT 2008


> Close by stations seemed
> to overload the rx. <snip...>
>
> filters in rig 2.8, 1.8 and 250

Unless you run with WIDTH under 300, you're going to have problems with
strong signals overloading the AGC. That's what the roofing filters are for.
The 1.8 and 2.8 will allow signals you can't even hear to affect the AGC.
The 250 is fine, but you'll miss stations outside your passband responding
to your CQ. For CW contesting, you really need the 500 Hz or 400 Hz filter. 

73, Dick WC1M




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