K3 - CW decode and agc decay...

[GW0ETF]

Yesterday I was playing with the cw decode feature for the first time in WPX CW and I noticed that the agc decay was significantly slowed while the decode (and the CWT) was in operation. Is this normal?

More an observation really rather than a problem as I don't normally use it; sometimes handy to check serials and callsigns of some of the ultra speed merchants but mostly I found it a distraction.

73,

Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF (GW6W in wpx...)

K3 #145, latest f/w suite

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[Bob Cunnings NW8L]

It's documented in the D2 manual, page 33, in the "CW Text Decode Tips" section:

"The K3 uses slow AGC during CW text decode,
overriding the selected AGC setting."

So it's normal.

Bob NW8L

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 5:52 AM, Stewart Rolfe <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Yesterday I was playing with the cw decode feature for the first time in WPX CW and I noticed that the agc decay was significantly slowed while the decode (and the CWT) was in operation. Is this normal?
>
> More an observation really rather than a problem as I don't normally use it; sometimes handy to check serials and callsigns of some of the ultra speed merchants but mostly I found it a distraction.
>
> 73,
>
> Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF (GW6W in wpx...)
>
> K3 #145, latest f/w suite
>
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