[CQ-Contest] Receiver adjustments in CW contest conditions

[Gary J Ferdinand]

Very similar, Pete.  My K3S and now K4D both have had sufficient chops so that my ears did the rest.

73, Gary W2CS



> On Dec 15, 2021, at 11:56, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm curious to know - except maybe on 160 or VHF, most of my receiving problems in CW contests seem to come from QRM. When I'm contesting, I find that the only RX controls I use on my K-3 are the main tuning or (when running) RIT - this despite having DSP control to shift and narrow my passband.  I just go with my 500-Hz filter and my ears.
> 
> So what do you do?  What have you found useful - again, not in weak-signal situations, but in QRM.
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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