V3I is a "Depth Demon"

[bfodnes]

That was a very good vid Bradley...

You have found the same thing I have found and have confirmed over and over again...

Disc sensitivity is way more important for depth then RX gain
Filter at 5 opens alot more depth potential too atleast here with me.

I have a rather strange story... involving RX gain...
One day when I was having trouble with EMI I was at 7-8 on the RX and had 85 dc and 60 ac.

What was a very good solution was to drop the RX to 2... and turn on Boost..
Boost worked in that EMI with low gain but not high gain alone...and I dont think I had any depth loss either.

I think that has to do with the TX boost is in the transmit channel and not in the recieving channel.

Might be the site where I was but I would like several trying that..to confirm it.

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

n/t

 

[Bradley137]

Definately! The adjustablility is what makes the V so great.

 

[Rob (IL)]

bfodnes you are correct about the TX. Two situations to run TX are;

TX Boost
1) Mild ground where I can generally run the RX gain up to 15, AND where there are very few targets. That is, a hunted out area where I really want to punch deeper.

2) Where RF noise is limiting the RX gain I can run. In this case, TX boost can be switched on and you should be able to use a lower RX gain without loss of depth.

 

[mickfin]

Good INFO thanks, Mickfin

 

[Goat Rancher]

Nice Video and Good job with the explanations.