Posted by
drewko on
Sep 30, 2007; 6:07pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K2-Best-Practices-Optimization-tp453971p453972.html
I'd like to know of a good procedure for the IF Alignment (L34). I
tried it with Spectrogram but I really don't see any definite "best"
alignment point; same for doing it by ear.
As for the AGC Threshold adjustment... I read somewhere (sorry, i
forget who) that you should adjust it just to the point where turning
on the AGC does not result in a reduction of low-level rcvr noise (no
antenna). I tried this and it makes for a really hot receiver.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:30:40 -0400, David Wilburn wrote:
>I have been using my K2 for a bit now. I have done a couple of
>alignments on it, as I learned lessons what I did not get quite right
>previously. I listen quite a bit more than I transmit. I do ok around
>15wpm, but I'm not quite happy with where I am, so I listen and work on
>improving my copy.
>
>I have followed Tom and Don's alignments with Spectrogram, as I do not
>have much in the way of test equipment. I am at the point where I would
>like to go back through and try it again, and play with the settings a
>bit more, to get them to fit what I like, where I stayed near the
>defaults previously. I do have the XG2, the wide band noise generator.
>
>Additionally, I have played with the K2 quite a bit to understand how to
>best use it to pull in marginal signals. This is where best practices
>would come in handy. How do the folks that are more experienced, pull
>them in?
>
>Has anyone done any write ups on optimizing the K2? Anything on
>settings for best pulling in the signals?
>
>Elecraft, thanks for the radio and the great forum.
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