I second that. I ran it though all the NR selections and it performed admirably for me. I could not duplicate the problem here.
73s Jim, W4ATK On Oct 4, 2010, at 4:54 PM, W4GRJ wrote: > Dale, > > Just for reference, my experience with the K3 NR is outstanding. I > cannot > notice any reduced volume on the tuned signal. The NR on my K3 does > a great > job of whacking out the noise without effecting the signal level. > > You may need to do some checking of settings and calibration, I am > sure > there are folks here that can help you. > > Jack > W4GRJ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dale Wiese > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 2:31 PM > To: Elecraft Email > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Volume Level with NR > > Wayne, > > I am going to disagree - I think its a real issue, and an area for K3 > improvement. While I have not been to Jim's shack to hear what he is > hearing, it sounds like what I have always observed, at least for SSB > reception. Engaging the NR significantly reduces the overall audio > level. > > When I engage the NR on my MkV or FT-847, the band noise drops away, > but the > perceived volume of the monitored voice stays about the same. It is > rare > that I need to touch the volume control. Yaesu NR is reasonably > effective > for turning a marginal signal into something that can be copied, and > turning > a strong signal with high band noise into something more pleasant to > listen > to. > > On the K3, engaging the NR in SSB drops both the noise and the > apparent > voice level substantially, requiring that the volume control be > turned up [a > lot] to copy the voice. But then the noise is also increased. > Frequently it feels like the NR has done little to no good, but it > is hard > to tell. Perhaps the ratio between the band noise and the desired > signal is > improved, but overall I would say its not. Or not very much. > > The NR difference on SSB between the K3 and the Yaesu products I > have used > is large, and the K3 loses. It is the _only_ K3 feature I find > which is > sub-par, and only for SSB - NR for CW seems much more effective. > > 73, > Dale > N9XD > > > On Oct 4, 2010, at 9:13 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > >> Jim, >> >> Some drop in apparent volume level is typical with NR. Part of the >> drop is due to the removal of noise. Part of it may be a >> psychoacoustic effect (sorry, I'm not an expert on this). >> >> You might also try setting F5-1. Settings from F5-x to F8-x use a >> different algorithm. >> >> 73, >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> >> On Oct 4, 2010, at 9:04 AM, Jim Harris wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've noticed recently that when I press NR the volume level drops >>> what could be called a considerable amount. I normally use NR >>> setting of F-1-1 or -2. More than that tends to almost mute the >>> receiver. I find that the volume control needs to be increased >>> about 70 degrees or so to give the same loudness as before the NR >>> was pressed with the above settings. I have to manually change the >>> volume every time I engage or disengage the NR. I realize that most >>> likely there should be some decrease in loudness but this seems to >>> be excessive. >>> >>> Does anyone have any meaningful experience or recommendations they >>> can pass along. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> >>> Take Pride in the USA! >>> >>> 73, Jim, W0EM >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
