[Elecraft] New AGC FW

[Jim Sheldon]

Don, Gary and the group,

Wayne's earlier comments about the noise blanker working better turns out to be an understatement to say the least.  Not only has the clarity of signals improved by being able to tailor the onset of the SW AGC to start at a higher level and clean up many of the artifacts that created problems before, but it also allows the IF noise blanker as well as the DSP noise blanker to work more like most people's concept of what a noise blanker should be able to do and now does it with FAR less distortion to the desired signals.  This includes using heavy blanking with strong signals close in.  

I've now been able to eliminate some stubborn power line interference that has been plaguing me for a couple of weeks and due to recent tornado damage a few miles South of me, the power company has not had time to find and cure it yet.  They've been busy replacing the temporary lines & poles they used to get everyone back on line as quickly as they could after the storm.

Now that they are on the right track, I'll bet there will be quite a few more improvements to come.

Jim - W0EB