[Elecraft] K3 AF Limiter needs higher threshold

[Ignacy]

I use AF limiter a lot. Settings higher than 25 hurt my ears badly.
Ignacy



Dave Hachadorian wrote:
> 
> There was a practice session for the Sprint contest on 
> Thursday evening. In the Sprint, one is frequently called by 
> several loud stations at once. I started out with fast agc, 
> max slope and highest threshold, but the multiple loud 
> callers were getting compressed together unless I 
> continuously rode the rf gain control.
> 
> After a while I tried agc OFF, and that method was much 
> better for distinguishing stations by their loudness. 
> However, the AF limiter, even set at max 030, was frequently 
> kicking in, which really distorts the audio, so I was back 
> to riding the rf gain again.
> 
> I think the AF Limiter should have the ability to be set 
> much higher than 030. Audio at level 030 is loud, but my 
> ears can take more than that. Maybe the current hard 
> limiting, with its gross distortion, could be made more 
> gradual. Maybe the fast agc slope and threshold could be 
> even steeper and higher. Otherwise, it's back to riding the 
> RF gain. For some reason, my TS-850 didn't exhibit this 
> problem. Maybe the 850's puny audio amp was self-limiting. 
> Whatever the reason, the 850 was a lot better in this 
> situation.
> 
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
> 
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