[Elecraft] AGC & DSP Rain Dance

[Don Wilhelm]

Richard,

All controls are not for everyone.  There are those who "just want to 
operate", and the default setting should be their choice.
For those who want performance enhancement, then several of us are 
trying to give instructions about how to effectively do that - because 
the K3 does provide those performance enhancement tools.  We are not 
making up for deficiencies in the K3 design, but are talking about how 
to best use the tools available for extreme operating circumstances.  
These suggestions may not be for everyone.

Those performance enhancement tools will be used differently depending 
on the circumstances of band conditions, antenna selection, and operator 
preferences.  Not everyone will want or need to use those tools.

Comparing it to driving a high performance vehicle.  If you just want to 
cruise the streets, the normal settings will suffice, but if you want 
maximum performance on the race track, you will want to use all the 
tools at your disposal, and customize them for the track being used and 
the driver's preferences (these may be different for every race).  Those 
who want to just use the standard setting for this "race" will likely 
not come in as front-runners, but they certainly can participate.

Just how much you want to "dance the AGC up and down" is a decision each 
owner must decide for him/herself, no one answer fits all.  Use the 
default settings if you do not want to make any decisions or do not want 
to do any experimenting (trial runs).  In the meantime, the information 
gleaned from the various comments here will allow those interested in 
fine tuning their K3 to do so in an intelligent and orderly manner.

73,
Don W3FPR

RLVZ at aol.com wrote:
> Guy-
>  
> It would appear that some K-3 owners really enjoy dancing around  wasting 
> time and energy "dancing the AGC up and down" ... and forever fooling  with 
> DSP adjustments... but there are some of us who do not enjoy that at  all!  
> For me,  there are MUCH better uses of time when running  during a contest 
> than fooling around dancing with the AGC & DSP  settings.  Further, dancing 
> with the AGC & DSP simply isn't  neccessary in a well engineered modern day 
> radio.  Therefore,  "dancing with the AGC should be optional for those who 
> enjoy doing so.
>  
> 73,
> Richard
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