I set both of my K3s up based on Don's recommendations and found them to be very helpful.
Tom N5GE On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:40:41 +0200, Maarten van Rossum <[email protected]> wrote: >Mike, > >Don W3FPR has a great article about setting your AGC. Another website >I have found very helpfull is this one: >http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/elecraft_k2_and_k3_transceivers.htm > >I had the same problems you have but now I'm very pleased with my K3 ;-) > >Best 73, > >Maarten >PD2R > >2011/4/11, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]>: >> Mike, >> >> It might be the default AGC settings that you are struggling with. If >> your K3 sounds "noisy" between stations, or between pauses in the other >> station's transmissions, then I suggest that the AGC Threshold and Slope >> settings may not be right for your situation. >> >> Please review the "Noisy K3" article on my website for additional >> information and a guide to choosing your own AGC menu settings. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 4/10/2011 9:00 PM, Mike Rodgers wrote: >>> I've got a 3month old k3. I was impressed with how full bodied or maybe >>> even hi fidelity some of the audio sounded but I eventually grew tired of >>> how the background band noise sounded in my rural QTH. The best I can >>> describe is it had a high edge to it. I eventually went to a vacant >>> frequency and adjusted the equalizer to get the noise to sound more >>> natural to "my" liking. That was fine but the signal audio was now kind of >>> plain or dull or monotone, no more full rich sound. >>> I've since discovered that narrowing the bandwidth to 2.4 removes a lot of >>> noise so I'm currently trying that and have changed the equalizer to a >>> more neutral setting. I think I'm liking that better. >>> I like to use width and shift. I like to know where their at but I know a >>> lot of >>> Operators prefer hi/lo cut on ssb. I'll soon try that as well and >>> hopefully find >>> That full audio with non irritating noise. >>> >>> 73 >>> Mike R >>> >>> Sent from my spy ring >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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
