[Elecraft] K3 suggestion...another

[Ted Bryant]

Hi Don,

Thanks for your reply.  Yes, I do like the flexibility in adjusting the K3's
AGC parameters.  But, I've often found situations where the AGC
characteristics of my ProIII sitting beside it allow me to copy stations
better. I have a hard time believing that firmware adjustments in the K3
couldn't offer even more options.

73, Ted W4NZ


-----Original Message-----
From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:w3fpr at embarqmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 11:27 PM
To: Ted Bryant
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 suggestion...another


Ted.

I suggest you "stick with the contesters" who almost universally use AGC
S with the K3.  The AGC characteristics for the K3 are more adjustable
than for most transceivers (see the K3 menu), and those menu parameters
become more important than the AGC attack and decay times.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/29/2011 10:30 PM, Ted Bryant wrote:
> While discussion suggestions...
>
> In the CQWW CW on 20m in the evening many of the Russian stations over the
> polar path had tremendous flutter on their signals.  Found it was often
> easier to copy them with the AGC on "slow" instead of "fast". AGC is about
> the only "rough spot" I've found with my K3.  And I've read all the
> write-ups, tried the various settings, played with the rf gain, etc. Guess
> I've sorta gotten use to it but believe there is still room for
improvement.
> The CQWW experience lead me to this thought:
>
> What is the possiblity of having slow/medium/fast AGC settings for cw and
> separate s/m/f settings for ssb?  Currently, for my hearing at least, if I
> adjust Fast for cw it's often too fast for ssb; if I adjust Slow for ssb
> it's too slow for cw. And Fast isn't always the best for cw nor is Slow
> always the best for ssb.
>
> 73, Ted W4NZ
>
>