I do the same thing although I've slowed the FAST AGC decay. I'm still looking for the optimum Threshold setting and have taken to adjusting it for whatever band condx I find. I run the SLP pretty high and flat.
The receiver seems so "hot," or my antenna so susceptible to QRN, that I seldom use the PRE. 73, Gary W7TEA K3 1001 Darwin, Keith wrote: > > Ron's comments in another thread got me thinking. How many of us use > AGC only (RF Gain on full), RF Gain only (AGC off) or a combination? > Does it matter if you're running SSB or CW (or other)? > > I run CW and use a combination of AGC and RF Gain. AGC set to "fast" > with the RF gain turned down to bring the band noise down to a bit above > the rig's noise floor. S/N ratio is great like this and if a truly big > signal hits me, I have the AGC there to act as a limiter to keep my ears > from taking a hit. > > I also love to watch the S-meter move so leaving AGC on keeps the fun > alive. > > What do you do? > > - Keith N1AS - > - K3 711 - > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Using-both-AGC-and-RF-gain--tp587192p587655.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
