[Elecraft] New AGC FW
JP O'Connor
jpoc.yoda at gmail.com
Mon May 7 10:32:50 EDT 2012
Not yet. The K3 AGC firmware improvements have only just now been created
and are out for testing in the field. Wayne has already indicated that the
KX3 will benefit from the work in due time.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV <olinger at bellsouth.net>wrote:
> I guess the question is: Is this already implemented, or its equivalent,
> on the KX3? 73, Guy.
>
> On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Robert Galambos <va3bxg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > 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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