[Elecraft] New AGC FW
Gary Gregory
garyvk4fd at gmail.com
Sun May 6 22:08:36 EDT 2012
*Bob,
I concur with all your observations. This is the largest FW improvement
effecting all styles of operation that I can recall in quite some time.
An S3 noise on 40M this morning was easily eliminated and then a local Ham
travelling by was 30db over S9 and I noticed the lack of distortion
previously experienced prior to this upgrade.
Now we need to be patient to see if the auto-notch feature can be enabled
whilst running the new settings.
regards,
Gary
*
On 7 May 2012 11:31, Jim Sheldon <w0eb at cox.net> wrote:
> 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
>
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