[Elecraft] ALC implementation

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

Don't confuse compression and clipping.   Compression reduces dynamic range while clipping sets a hard ceiling and does generate distortion.  Compression used correctly does not generate distortion. 

73
Bob, K4TAX


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> On Jul 12, 2019, at 4:00 PM, Wes <wes_n7ws at triconet.org> wrote:
> 
> What distortion?
> 
>> On 7/12/2019 1:15 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
>> Nothing when it is done correctly on a mode that can stand the distortion. I personally won't use it on digital modes as my rigs tend to turn it off by default.
>> 
>> Jim Rhodes
>> K0XU
>> 
>> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 15:10 Wes <wes_n7ws at triconet.org <mailto:wes_n7ws at triconet.org>> wrote:
>> 
>>    And what exactly is the problem with compression?  It's used all over the
>>    place.
>> 
>>    Wes  N7WS
>> 
>>    On 6/28/2019 11:38 AM, Brian Denley wrote:
>>    > I have always thought that ALC is not appropriate for power control. 
>>    It’s a protection system.  Over use of ALC acts like compression.  No?
>>    >
>>    > Brian
>>    > KB1VBF
>>    > Sent from my iPad
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