Lyle is looking into this. 73, Guy. On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 8:45 AM, N2TK, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't use the Autonotch often. So just tried it. Using VOX when the K3 > switches back to receive I get audio as I should but very quickly the audio > drops out and very quickly it recovers. I don't think it would interrupt a > QSO but it is annoying. Never noticed it before. It happens both in the > Transmit mode and Test mode. > > I should have waited another day to upgrade from 4.17 to 4.22 in the other > K3 to see if the earlier version did it too. May have to install earlier > version again to see if it is still there. > > N2TK, Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill [NS4C] > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 4:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Latest Beta FW - Vox,TX Gate and Notch > observations in ss > > I have the same delay with auto notch on when going from TX to RX. Running > FW beta 4.22. I don't know if is new to this beta but will load the released > FW tonight and see. > > Thanks for your observations during the SS. > > 73 Bill NS4C > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lu Romero > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 2:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] K3: Latest Beta FW - Vox, TX Gate and Notch observations > in ss > > Hi all: > > During my SS effort this weekend, I took a deep breath and, > 20 minutes before the contest, broke all my rules about > software stability and loaded the latest beta (OK, so I like > to live on the edge!). I wanted the new Gate Feature > active! > > I noticed three items with these features. > > First, TX Gate. I would like to thank Lyle for all the work > he did on this feature. The Gate is now up to the level of > pro gear, and is a wonderful addition to the feature set of > the radio. It deals with my noisy shack issues perfectly, > is smooth on attack and release and very useful, and best of > all, no more crackling at the threshold. Everything was > fine with SSB transmission, too. Thank you Lyle. > > Second, Vox. The vox worked better than any vox I have ever > used. I never use vox in contests, but thought I would see > how this feature worked in single op (would never attempt > this in multi op!) I used it for over an hour instead of my > traditional footswitch and found it fast and hard to > confuse, even eating some soft cookies with vox on, no false > tripping (doesnt work with chips, but those soft Keebler > chocolate chip cookies are vox compatible!). Its fast and > smooth and didnt require constant tweaking of the controls > as on my former Kenwood rigs. Set it once, and it just > works. You can even stand up and stretch your legs to keep > from cramping while using vox to continue to operate, an > advantage to staying in front of the rig for extended > periods of time (is it the "virtual Butt-In-Chair" feature?) > > Third, the Notch. This one is not so good. I noticed that > when I attempted to use the Notch, there is an annoying > "glitch" that results when the notch is on; a complete drop > in the audio output of the radio on T/R switchover for what > I consider a long time AFTER the turaround happens! What > happens is that, on T/R turn around, you hear an instant of > receiver audio, then the audio seems to mute completely off > for an instant, then audio abruptly returns... This doesnt > happen with the notch off. This has never happened to me > before, and I use notch all the time. Anyone else notice > this, is it a new interection of either the new Gate or Vox > system with the notch code or is it "normal" (I hope not!)? > > Its VERY annoying, to the level of me deciding to put up > with tuning tones instead of using the notch (which gives > you an idea of just how annoying the effect is!). If the > folks at Elecraft need to hear a recording of the effect, I > can supply it. > > One bad thing about owning a K3 is that you can get very > close to other contestants on a crowded band and, if they > have a clean transmitter, not know that they are even there. > While running with the 1.8 filter on and the DSP tight, I > could find holes within busy bands to attempt runs in and > had several complaints from adjecent stations, both above > and below which I simply COULD NOT HEAR. Most of these guys > were running high power... And I was running the K3 > barefoot. > > Maybe a solution to our band overcrowding is to require that > all contestants use K3's! :) > > Lu Romero - W4LT > K3 # 3192 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
