Same thing works on my Omni VI+, Corsair II and Paragon. It's good to hear that
others do it this way, too
Thanks,
Dave
WA3MKB
-------------- Original message --------------
From: Dennis OConnor <ad4hk2004@yahoo.com>
> Too much hiss? Turn the RF gain down...
> With no tune, everything automatic radios, the new generation of hams
> operating rice boxes have become too used to plugging it in, turning it on,
> and
> operating...
> They never learned the lessons that we old farts, who had to make do with the
> single IF stage, no crystal filter, barn door wide front end, junkboxes that
> passed for radios on those days knew by heart...
> If you really want to heat that weak signal on a noisy band - turn off the
> AGC, turn down the RF gain, turn up the audio big time, go to a wider filter,
> use headphones, and ride the RF gain as your volume control...
>
> I'm running an Orion and I still do this on a really weak one...
>
> denny / k8do
>
>
> denny / k8do
>
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