No I do not experience key clicks with my own K3. I don´t know what it sounds like and it´s no idea to ask anyone either.
It is all the other K3´s that are on the air that has "mild keyclicks" Yes there are hot switching amps and QSK amps that aren´t correct, I usually can detect those. No it´s plain and simple the K3 would need to "soften up" the keying slightly. The only modern radio I have ever herd on the air that was click free was a TenTec ORION that was set up right, I think he had it at 7 ms, keying was just beautiful and not to soft. So my friends it can be done!! / Jim SM2EKM ------------------ On 2010-12-03 16:55, Paul Christensen wrote: >> Why, yes IMO the K3 clicks too much. > > Jim, > > If you're experiencing clicks with your K3, you really need to investigate > with a scope. At the risk of pontificating, every station should have a > scope to monitor the transmit waveform. It can also be used to effectively > monitor T/R sequencing times when using an external amp. I suspect many > stations are hot-switching their amps and don't even know it until a T/R > relay's contacts fuse and the relay fails. Cost is no longer an excuse. > Anyone who can afford a K3 or FTdx5K can own a scope. Good quality used > scopes can be purchased on the surplus market between USD $100-200. > > If I may make a plug for N8LP, he's got a forthcoming product that addresses > my pontification nicely: > > http://www.telepostinc.com/LP-500.html > > Cost will be more than a used oscilloscope, but it looks like his product is > concentrated on what we need for monitoring rather than general bench work. > Design and cosmetics appear to be commensurate with the Elecraft K3. > > Paul, W9AC > ______________________________________________________________ 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
