[TenTec] Corsair AGC problem

[Charles P. Steinmetz]

Steve wrote:

>My Corsair II seems to be quite sensitive, and I have had a great 
>time working DX on the low end of 80 meters with it.  But, even with the RF
>gain up all the way, and the attenuator set to off, my radio seldom 
>indicates more than S9 on receive.   *   *   *    It does read about 
>S1 or S2 on normal background noise.

How much antenna do you have?  In the northeast, I rarely see 
background noise less than S5 (-97 dBm) at night on 80m (using 
receivers that have calibrated S-meters), even with pretty pitiful 
antennas.  So I'm guessing your meter is somewhat pessimistic.

Best regards,

Charles