Re: [Elecraft] Using both AGC and RF gain?

2008-07-28 Thread W7TEA
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 u

RE: [Elecraft] Using both AGC and RF gain?

2008-07-28 Thread Brett Howard
AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Using both AGC and RF gain? 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

[Elecraft] Using both AGC and RF gain?

2008-07-28 Thread Darwin, Keith
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 b