[Elecraft] Fw: CQ WW DX Contest CW 2011 - Unofficial claimed scores

[Grant Youngman]

What I find most bothersome about these rants, is that somehow certain of the owner class seems to think that Elecraft OWES them a solution or an explanation.  As though "mush" is enough of a description for a DSP wizard to have an epiphany and write a few lines of code and fix the problem, which is ill defined and probably difficult to reproduce in the lab. 

More telling is that it has been pointed out that turning off AGC eliminates the effects. I don't know about these guys, but turning off AGC when the issue is recognized -- since they can clearly recognize it -- sounds like a far more sane and reasonable solution than blaming their contest scores and apparent 'embarrassment' on 'mush' and trying to get some other radio vendor to fix whatever problem shows up in THAT radio.  

Isn't it reasonable to assume that a 'top contester' should know how to utilize his equipment beyond turning it on and twisting the dial?  Geez. 

Grant/NQ5T

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On Dec 4, 2011, at 1:44 PM, Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu at w0mu.com> wrote:

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> I am glad Elecraft is attempting to isolate this with more scientific 
> data instead of anecdotal comments.  Did anyone bother to record any of 
> the mushiness they are describing?  Use the line out and an audio 
> capture program.  I would love to hear what you are hearing.
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