[Elecraft] Beware! (Learn by doing?) :-)))

[Lyle Johnson]

> A few days ago I was messing around with the K3 (as usual) and having set the AF gain
> control at about 11 O'clock with the AGC set for fast I wondered what would the audio
> results be if I switched "OFF" the AGC with that particular setting.
> 
> BIG MISTAKE! When the AGC is OFF the resulting audio thru the speaker almost blew out
> my left-eardrum!!! In other rigs that was never a concern because it would never
> happen (PERIOD!)
> 
> Why such a HUGE difference in audio between "on/off" states of (AGC) in the K3???

The K3 AGC can be set for varying threshold and compression, so turning 
AGC on and off can reveal dramatic differences in signal level.

Recent releases of K3 firmware have an audio limiter that can be set to 
limit audio levels when AGC is OFF.

See the firmware release notes or the latest K3 Manual for how to use 
the CONFIG:AF LIM feature.

73,

Lyle KK7P