[Elecraft] Contest Settings

[Ed Muns]

Wayne, is hardware AGC still "on" when (software) AGC is set to "off"?

73,
Ed W0YK
On Mar 21, 2016 00:23, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>
> 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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