[CQ-Contest] Receiver adjustments in CW contest conditions

Pete Smith N4ZR pete.n4zr at gmail.com
Sat Dec 18 22:13:09 EST 2021


Yes, in both receivers.  Hey, it's only money... ;^)

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 12/18/2021 4:07 PM, w1rm at comcast.net wrote:
> Do you have the new Synthesizer board(s) in the K3?  If not, that's the first step.
>
>
> Pete Chamalian, W1RM
> W1RM at Comcast.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest<cq-contest-bounces+w1rm=comcast.net at contesting.com>  On Behalf Of Pete Smith N4ZR
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 11:56 AM
> To: reflector cq-contest<CQ-Contest at Contesting.COM>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Receiver adjustments in CW contest conditions
>
> 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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