[Elecraft] New AGC FW

[Robert Galambos]

Ok. Silly question. While I understand that the k3 and the kx3 are different implementation, software wise. When should we expect, at least a beta, of this new feature on the portable?

Not that you want me to be a beta, just asking for the group.

And sorry if it has been asked before

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On 2012-05-07, at 0:19, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> Temporary work-around: manual notch.
> 
> Wayne
> 
> On May 6, 2012, at 8:49 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> 
>> 
>>> Now we need to be patient to see if the auto-notch feature can be
>>> enabled whilst running the new settings.
>> 
>> Agreed but not too patient!  The new settings seem to work find on SSB
>> but the loss of auto-notch is the one big miss.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>>   ... Joe, W4TV
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/6/2012 10:08 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
>>> *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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