[Elecraft] K3 in a cw pileup - needs work

[Ed Muns]

K2AV posted:
> Using slope 000 is likely most of your problem.  With that 
> setting all signals regardless of strength are set to the 
> same level regardless of how loud they are coming in.

Actually AGC SLP 015 flattens the audio output.  AGC SLP 000 is the minimum
AGC action but it still reduces the audio output compared to AGC OFF.

>  If 
> they are zero beat or close, it will mush the dickens out of 
> the copy by making them all the same level in your ear. I set 
> AGC SLP to 15 for contests.

This makes a wide range of RF signal levels produce the same audio output
level, probably not ideal for contesting.

> Make sure your ATT/PRE/RFGAIN use conforms to something like:
> 
> 160m ATT plus RF gain at 2 oclock
> 80m  ATT plus RF gain at 3 oclock
> 40m  ATT plus RF gain fully clockwise.
> 20m       "    "
> 15m  off plus RF gain fully clockwise.
> 10m  PRE plus RF gain fully clockwise.
> 6m        "    "

These ATT and PRE settings are generally OK, but band conditions and
antenna/terrain gain can alter them.  The RF Gain is seldom optimum at full
scale.

Ed - W0YK
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