[Elecraft] Rev 4.51 firmware - what AGC settings worked on big pile-ups with loud AND weak signals in the WPX?

[Thomas Horsten]

Hi all,

I also used the 4.51 firmware during the WPX test. Settings as default
except THR 10 and SLP 8. I worked a lot of weak stations (BA, JP, VK etc.)
near louder ones, from 15m down to 40m, and around a hundred EU stations on
80m. On 15 and 20m with PRE on, on 40m with PRE off and on 80m with ATT on,
and with the RF gain mostly turned all the way up except on 40 and 80.

It worked great and I was able to copy all stations who could copy me. I
love my K3.

73, Thomas M0TRN

On 29 May 2012 16:04, Ken <g0orh at sky.com> wrote:

> Hi Steve et al
> I operated 10m SB with Full K - Line, as M3i on Sunday.
> My final setup which i like is
> hld 2, Audio Lo, Pls off, Thr 10, Slp 12, Agc F, lim 30, F200, RF gain 2 -
> 1, Heil pro set cans, NB 1.7, dsp off. 400hz filter. 2.7 stock filters in
> both RX's.
> Antenna SteppIR beam.
> The weak signals shone through, I could pick out the JA and weak BA's over
> the EU crowd. NO CLICKS
> The only noticeable effect i could detect was a distinct hollowness in QRQ
> running at 35wpm, but this could have been an effect of condx's,  the other
> thing was QRQ is disabled with RIT ON and defaults back to QSK!!
>
> More testing this weekend during RSGB NFD and Region 1 FD for a tweak or
> too maybe but I'm reasonable satisfied.
>
> regards
>
>
> Ken..G0ORH / M3i
>
> Sent from my iPhone 4
>
>
>
>
>
> On 28 May 2012, at 15:12, "Steve Ireland" <vk6vz at arach.net.au> wrote:
>
> > G'day
> >
> >
> >
> > Unfortunately my tower has been down for a couple of weeks now owing to a
> > dead rotator and I missed out on playing around the new 4.51 version AGC
> > settings in the WPX CW.  I'm sure those of us on the reflector who
> couldn't
> > get on in the WPX CW would be very interested to see what worked out.
> >
> >
> >
> > Prior to the contest, at least one serious contester (K6LL) was going in
> > with fast AGC, using the minimum of RF gain (no preamp) and the following
> > menu settings:
> >
> >
> >
> > AGC Decay: soft
> >
> > Hld: 0.2
> >
> > Pls: nor
> >
> > Slp: 0
> >
> > Thr: 20
> >
> > F: 200
> >
> > AF lim: nor 030
> >
> >
> >
> > This seemed a pretty good set-up based on my own experience - be great to
> > hear if these setting worked for both loud and weak signals and, if not,
> > what did.  All comments would be appreciated!
> >
> >
> >
> > Many thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > Vy 73
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve, VK6VZ
> >
> >
> >
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