[Elecraft] Contest Settings

[Wayne Burdick]

If you run with AGC off, you'll probably want to use CONFIG:AF LIM to establish an upper volume limit. See AF LIM in the menu listings.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Mar 20, 2016, at 4:11 PM, Dave Cole <dave at nk7z.net> wrote:

> Be very careful with the AGC off...  The K3 has enough dynamic range to
> blow your ears up pretty well..  I have a neighbor that runs a KW, and
> if he comes up on my frequency, while I am listening for weak DX, it
> hurts...
> -- 
> 73's, and thanks,
> Dave (NK7Z)
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> On Sun, 2016-03-20 at 12:51 -0700, Jeff Kinzli wrote:
>> 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
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