[Elecraft] contest

[Andrew Faber]

Dave's suggestions are good ones, but having used a K3 for over 6,000 Qs in 
ARRL Phone from P49Y, I can say that they only go so far.  You will still 
get splatter from close stations.  The K3 is excellent at not creating 
digital artifacts due to nearby signals, but unfortunately a lot of the 
splatter you hear from nearby stations in a phone contest really is in your 
radio passband, and can't be eliminated by any setting of the controls on a 
K3 or any other radio.
 Note, it's also possible to run the DSP at a width as narrow a 1.6 kHz or 
so in extreme circumstances. Also consider backing off the RF gain at times.
  GL and 73, Andy, AE6Y.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Hachadorian" <K6LL at ARRL.net>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>; "Manuel Pareja" 
<manolo.ea7ll at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] contest


> Preamp OFF, except on 10 and 15 meters.
> Attenuator ON for 40, 80, 160 meters.
> NB, NR OFF
> High cut = 2.05
>
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Manuel Pareja" <manolo.ea7ll at gmail.com>
> To: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:48 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] contest
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Any advise about operating skills for the next weekend
>> overcrowded band's?
>> how do you avoid splatters from very close station?
>>
>> 73 de Manolo EA7LL
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