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Re: [CQ-Contest] Receiver adjustments in CW contest conditions

To: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Receiver adjustments in CW contest conditions
From: Gary J Ferdinand <gary@w2cs.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:22:12 -0500
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Very similar, Pete.  My K3S and now K4D both have had sufficient chops so that 
my ears did the rest.

73, Gary W2CS



> On Dec 15, 2021, at 11:56, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm curious to know - except maybe on 160 or VHF, most of my receiving 
> problems in CW contests seem to come from QRM. When I'm contesting, I find 
> that the only RX controls I use on my K-3 are the main tuning or (when 
> running) RIT - this despite having DSP control to shift and narrow my 
> passband.  I just go with my 500-Hz filter and my ears.
> 
> So what do you do?  What have you found useful - again, not in weak-signal 
> situations, but in QRM.
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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