Posted by
K9MA on
Jul 13, 2019; 4:31pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/ALC-implementation-tp7653437p7653784.html
I like to think of ALC as receiver AGC in reverse. Done properly, it
results in minimal distortion while keeping the signal level nearly
constant. As far as I can tell, commercial transceivers have all been
doing this pretty well for a long time.
What I've never been able to figure out is why it's so hard to close the
ALC loop around an external amplifier. If it works with the 100 W
amplifier built into the transceiver, why won't it work with a bigger
amplifier? (And it seems about universally agreed that it won't.)
73,
Scott K9MA
On 7/12/2019 23:32, Wes wrote:
> You do know that the K3(S) uses a slow ALC system for power control
> don't you?
>
> Wes N7WS
>
> On 7/12/2019 8:53 PM, Brian Denley wrote:
>> Nothing when that’s what you want. But using ALC to control xcvr
>> power is uncontrolled compression that may or may not be desired.
>>
>> Brian
>> KB1VBF
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Jul 12, 2019, at 4:09 PM, Wes <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> And what exactly is the problem with compression? It's used all
>>> over the place.
>>>
>>> Wes N7WS
>>>
>>>> On 6/28/2019 11:38 AM, Brian Denley wrote:
>>>> I have always thought that ALC is not appropriate for power
>>>> control. It’s a protection system. Over use of ALC acts like
>>>> compression. No?
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>> KB1VBF
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> ______________________________________________________________
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