[Elecraft] Recommended AGC settings for separation of signals in CW pile-ups

Arie Kleingeld PA3A pa3a at xs4all.nl
Sun Dec 5 14:46:22 EST 2010


The K3 has its limits :-)

Thanks for the explanation Don,

73, Arie PA3A


>
> If the ADC is overloaded, the digital output will be garbage, and 
> there will be nothing to resemble any form of a signal out of the 
> receiver.  In a contest like CQWW where there are lots of extremely 
> strong signals, you would work fewer stations if the ADC were allowed 
> to overload.  Lots of lost points while waiting for the digital bits 
> to settle down and recover.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>


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