Topband: FT-1000MP

[Ed Sawyer]

I agree with others on the IPO on 160 - 40 which defeats the "Tuned" preamp.

 

I personally don't default to attenuation of any value.  It depends on the
noise level and the bandwidth.  On CW (which is the most common on 160) and
a fairly narrow bandwidth, I often use no attenuation whatsoever with my
terminated beverages and have worked many DX stations which would not be
heard if 18dB of attenuation were selected.

 

Ed  N1UR