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Re: [TenTec] Corsair II AGC circuit

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Corsair II AGC circuit
From: Steve Hunt <steve@karinya.net>
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Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:51:22 +0100
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I agree - and that's why I've tried to replicate it on my OmniVI:
http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/hang_agc/

73,
Steve G3TXQ


On 23/04/2011 16:43, Don Rasmussen wrote:
> The AGC is the "magic" of Corsair II. Having experimented in the circuit I 
> can say the parts selection seems to represent a precarious balance. There 
> must have been some trial and error in the development. It really makes me 
> wonder who figured it out and how much time they had to spend on it. It is 
> weird but in a genuis kind of a way, I think. The previous audio AGC Ten Tec 
> transceivers like OMNI C suffered from some loud gunshot upon occasion, would 
> put me under the desk when it went off. Corsair II does not suffer this. My 
> ideal AGC is *none* all the way up to S9 then just enough attenuation after 
> that to keep out of overload. Corsair II fits the bill. ;-)
>
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