[RTTY] AGC: on or off?

[Don Hill AA5AU]

Having read all the replies to this one, I'm not sure I agree with using FAST
AGC (or at least the fastest) for RTTY.  I have found that I copy better with a
medium-fast range AGC.  In the PRO III I have my AGC set to Medium (default
value of .5 second) and it seems to work better than when using FAST (default
value of .1 second).  I haven't experimented with other settings, but I will.
In the '870 I use manual AGC and have the control set to the 3 o'clock position
which is on the fast side but not the fastest.

I have not experimented with turning AGC off while backing off the RF gain.
Since I back off the RF gain when using the TPF in the PRO III and have started
backing off the RF gain in the Kenwood, I will try this.

Don AA5AU

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Peter Laws
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 7:27 PM
To: RTTY
Subject: [RTTY] AGC: on or off?

I keep seeing mention of AGC.  That's the one control on my IC-746Pro I admit to
not knowing how to set.  I've read the Handbook section on AGC and the manual
entry and, of course, fiddled with it ...  so? 
Where do I set it for RTTY?  SSB?  It's got a fast/med/slow setting for each
mode and each preset is adjustable, including to "off".

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