[Elecraft] Poor band conditions? Try the SCAN function

[Rose]

There was a large solar "event" a few days ago.  (;-(

73

K0PP
On Apr 24, 2016 6:44 PM, "Wayne Burdick" <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> Here in Northern California, at least at my QTH, the bands seem to be in
> very poor shape. (It doesn't help that my OCF dipole has one leg on the
> ground due to high winds.)
>
> At times like this, the SCAN function available on most Elecraft
> transceivers can help you find signals you might otherwise miss. SCAN does
> the work for you while you check your email, play chess, re-read The Lord
> of the Rings, shave, etc.
>
> When a signal pops up, scanning stops, and the receiver unmutes briefly so
> you can consider the signal's worthiness. As you'll discover, bands that
> were "dead" may not be, in reality. My favorite band for this sort of thing
> is 15 meters, in the late afternoon. A minute or two after starting a scan,
> you may hear DX appear from out of nowhere.
>
> For specific instructions for your rig, check the table of contents in the
> owner's manual.
>
> Here a few general tips:
>
> - use a narrow filter passband when possible, especially if the band is
> noisy
>
> - the tuning RATE in effect when scan starts determines how long it takes
>   to scan the selected segment; finer-tuning slows things down, and may
> result
>   in detection of weaker signals
>
> - if the band is noisy (QRN), the SCAN function may unmute too frequently;
> try
>   using the noise blanker
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
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