Condescending remarks are not helpful.
Dave AB7E On 12/4/2011 9:00 AM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote: > Did you try the DSP upgrade? Have you pulled the front panel off and > cleaned the contacts with Deoxit? > > Does age start to factor in to this observation? I know everything in > the past is always better.....Ie we tend to forget how things really > were. At 47 I have some loss of hearing at certain ranges due to > issues with my ears as a child. My FT101EE did not sound better than my K3. > > On 12/4/11 8:53 AM, Merv Schweigert wrote: >> Finally someone who hears what I hear, Im sure this thread will bring >> out the >> raving crowd of "mine is just fine". >> I have the exact same problem in pile ups, and would sure like to see the >> parameters changed to be able to adjust more to move the threshold higher. >> There was some attempt to "fix" this some time back but it stopped short of >> actually working, the agc settings came about but they did not go far >> enough >> in the adjustment ranges. >> Also the audio has been a problem for me for the 3 years I have owned >> the K3, >> it is rough or raspy sounding especially in a pile up situation, >> whether its the >> audio itself or something generated in the radio that comes out sounding >> like >> rough audio I do not know. But compared to my old analog radio it sounds >> harsh. It is very tiring after a contest. I know all the comments on how >> nice every ones sounds, mine does not, and apparently I am not alone. >> And no I am not bashing the K3, its my radio of choice, I have tried >> every setting >> and every "trick" suggested in the past 3 years and cannot get a >> satisfactory >> outcome on audio or AGC pileup management. >> Thanks Fred I thought I was the only one. 73 Merv K9FD/KH6 >>> Neat site but unfortunately none of the audio clips demonstrate the >>> pileups heard at dx locations like C6AAW. Once again this year the K3s >>> AGC failed to perform adequately for us. I found many times I just had >>> to turn AGC off. Signals were much cleaner and more distinguishable. >>> I think there are two things going on. First, I think the threshold >>> cannot be set high enough. The maximum is around S3 according to my >>> measurements. Thus, when you have a pileup of signals all in the S3, S4, >>> S5 region, which is common, AGC is compressing them together. When AGC >>> is off, these signals are now in a linear region of the transfer curve >>> and can be distinguished more easily. Second, and this is hard for me to >>> judge since it has been a while since I've used an analog audio >>> processing radio like the TS850, the audio doesn't sound "good". I >>> dunno. I think there is an inherent harshness(?) to digitally produced >>> audio as compared to analog audio. I'm not an audio guy, for sure. >>> >>> Sadly, I suspect top contesters are beginning to look for another radio >>> to replace the K3 :-( >>> >>> 73, >>> Fred >>> KE7X/C6AKX/C6AAW >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ 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
