Don, thanks for that tip. Knew I should have got that option. I may do that.
73 Mike R Sent from my spy ring On May 23, 2011, at 9:24 AM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, > > For those who want an additional attenuator added such that the K3 S-meter > does not increase like it does when the RF Gain is backed off - install an > external attenuator between the RX ANT OUT and RX ANT IN jacks and tap RX ANT > to switch it in or out. > > That will allow the user to reduce the RX gain while leaving the RF Gain set > at the full clockwise rotation and the S-meter will read from the bottom of > the scale. > > Of course, that additional attenuation is not calculated into the S-MTR ABS > calculation in the K3, so you will have to mentally add an S-unit or two to > what the S-meter is showing - with a 6 dB attenuator, add 1 S-unit, 12 dB, > add 2 S-units, etc. > > This scheme does require the installation of the KXV3. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 5/18/2011 8:36 PM, Mike Rodgers wrote: >> I run the attenuator on just about ever band to reduce the band noise floor. >> I wish for a stronger attenuator. That would take the rf gain and meter >> issue out of the equation, or a rf gain that doesn't make the meter sit on >> s9. >> I don't know if either is easy to implement. Maybe I need to change >> Agc threshold. I'll keep plugging away at it. >> I like the way the gentleman described the action on the eagle where the >> meter was not changed by ATT/PRE >> or rf gain. >> >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
