[Elecraft] Contest Settings

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Don't forget the K3/K3S has an audio limiter that you can set to protect your ears when the AGC is off (CONFIG:AF LIM). 

I'm assuming from the notations that you are using a K3/K3S since it's not noted in the Sj. 

73, Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Kinzli
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 12:51 PM
To: a45wg
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Contest Settings

Tim,

You might also consider "riding the RF gain" route, depending on how bad the pileups are.

Turn AGC off, turn up the RF gain, and modulate RF gain as needed to discern signals.

Be careful though, in this mode AF gain is mostly unbounded, i.e.
you'll hurt your ears and/or headphones if a signal is really loud.

For me, I use that mode sometimes when signals are weak, it seems to allow for better hearing of weak signals.

YMMV, 73 de N6GQ

On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 6:07 AM, a45wg <a45wg at sy-edm.com> wrote:
> Fellow Hams,
>                 Having not Contested for over 5 years - I just had spent the past 24 hours participating in the Russian DX Contest (CW), now I realise that Contests are not everyone’s cup of tea so please no “Contests should be banned”.
>
> But I would be interested in how other contesters set up their rigs
>
> This is what I have been doing -
>
>         0)      Narrow Filter enable (500 Hz)
>         1)      Very narrow Bandwidth at times even 10-20 (hz?) is too wide.
>         2)      Vary where I am listening up and down a little
>         3)      Disable PreAmp
>
> What other steps can I do to make my life (and the other stations I am 
> working easier - I forgot how many times I sent R7?? or NR ??)
>
>         Attentate (Just thought of this)
>         NR Settings ?
>         Notch filter ?
>
> Appreciate any input - if you wan to PM me - I will put together the common suggestions.
>
> Many thanks,
>                         Tim A45WG