attenuator

[K8DO@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-02-28 10:31:24 EST, you write:

>>YES!!  I use an attenuator OFTEN (Never on 15 or 10).  It's always in line
>>during the SS on 40 and 20.  It's amazing what a little attenuation will do
>>for you some times.  KR0Y used to use beverages on 20M at K4VX during SS to
>>achieve the same result.
>>
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>
>Hmmm... Don't have my manual here at the office... I find the attenuator
>often too much gain reduction, so I tend to ride the rf gain control to
>controll splatter/chatter/etc...  Is there a difference between the two
>approaches as far as intermod/overload ?  Who is the receiver guru to tell
us
>about it ?  
>Does anyone with Ten Tec have any input on this ?
>Denny