[Elecraft] AGC fast recover after a K3 transmission

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

What version of the firmware are you using?

On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Arie Kleingeld PA3A <pa3a at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> Worked my K3 in the IARU contest this weekend (PA6HQ 20m cw).
> Performed flawlessly except for....
>
> Yes the AGC, and in the following manner:
>
> I am one of thse people who always use AGC slow in CW and in SSB.
> (Please guys, spare me the comments that I have to ride the AGC, that is
> not the issue here.)
> When running in the contest, very strong stations are often followed bij
> very weak stations. After the K3-transmission the AGC starts at the
> point where it was left before the transmission. (Lyle explained that
> before).
> It would be nice if the Gain was reset in a smart way at the end of a
> transmission so I would not miss the first letter of a call when a weak
> station follows a strong one.
>
> By the way, this also stands for SSB.
>
> It was mentioned that the way that the agc is implemented now was the
> best in normal QSO'ing and I agree. But the K3 was built to be top
> performing in heavy contest / pile-up environment. And if the call rate
> is high, a recovered agc at the beginning of a reception looks like a
> fine feature to me.
>
>
> Would be nice if this smart reset for the agc could be implemented in
> the menu?
> Any one say "aye"?
>
>
> Thanks all,
>
> 73
> Arie PA3A
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>



-- 
73, Guy  K2AV