[Elecraft] Contest Settings

[Dave Hachadorian]

I used to operate CW with AGC OFF, but a loud signal would come 
along and trigger the AF Limiter, which causes gross distortion.

Now I operate CW with fast AGC , AGC SLP = 0, and AGC THR = 20. 
It's almost as good as no AGC , and you don't have to worry about 
the AF Limiter.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ


-----Original Message----- 
From: Wayne Burdick
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 4:23 PM
To: dave at nk7z.net
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Contest Settings

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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