[Elecraft] K3 in a cw pileup - needs work

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

This is true, but seems to be a VERY hard point to get across. Running
excess gain in RF/IF strip is at the root of some number of
complaints.  73, Guy.

On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dick Green WC1M-2 wrote:
>>
>> Dave indicates that the problem occurred when the pileup consisted of four
>> or five loud stations. This leads me to wonder if the cause is the K3
>> hardware AGC threshold being too low, even after the mod introduced two
>> years ago.
>>
>
> If gain were throttled (e.g., via ATT on, PRE off, reduced RF Gain),
> wouldn't AGC Threshold be effectively raised?
>
> 73,
> Barry N1EU
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