Yes, isn't it amazing that a 4-year-old rig continues to receive the full attention of the manufacturers and substantial improvements like this. I can't think of any other company with such a great track record of supporting customers of existing products. Especially fine that this comes out when everybody is busy with the KX3.
73, Thomas M0TRN On 5 June 2012 19:03, Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]> wrote: > A K3 to K2 audio comparison changes a lot when 4.51 firmware is installed. > The change in the K3 was instantly noticeable. > > So these days one must specify pre- or post-4.51. > > 73, Guy > > On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Thomas Horsten <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Gary, >> >> Those observations, are those with headset/built in speaker/external >> speakers? And with the new K3 firmware? >> >> 73, Thomas M0TRN >> >> On 4 June 2012 22:35, Gary D Krause <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hi Paul, >> > >> > I own the K2 and K3. Like you, I'm not a contester. I actually prefer >> the >> > sound of the K2 on CW. To me it sounds warmer and smoother. The tone >> of >> > the >> > K3 isn't bad and if I didn't have a K2 to compare it to, I probably >> > wouldn't >> > notice. The K3 sounds a little rough or raspy to me as compared with my >> > K2. >> > >> > Gary, N7HTS >> > >> > >> > On Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:17:29 -0700 (PDT) >> > Paul Clay <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Could someone owning both the K2 and K3 comment on the respective tone >> > >quality of received CW signals. When using my K2, I often find myself >> > >marveling at the high quality of the received signals; the CW has a >> > melodious >> > >quality that's a please to listen to for hours on end - the signals >> sound >> > >like someone's sitting at high quality piano tapping out code, very >> very >> > >pleasing to the ear. Does/can the SDR K3 sound as good? I can't tell >> > from >> > >listening to Youtube videos I've checked out, where people are fixated >> on >> > >demonstrating the adjacent signal rejection qualities of the K3 (the >> > feature >> > >most often, and justifiably according to all the articles and posts >> I've >> > >read, touted for the K3). Is the tonal quality I love in my K2 a >> > function of >> > >it being an analog receiver, something I'll have to forgo to obtain the >> > >better selectivity of the K3, or is the difference I appear to notice >> > just a >> > >function/artifact of the Youtube videos I've been watching? >> > > >> > > Thanks, >> > > Paul, N6LQ >> > > >> > > Not trolling for a flame here; it's just I'm not a contester and am >> not >> > >really interested in giving up any of the listenability and other >> features >> > >that make my K2 so much fun to use just to get the ability to reject >> > strong >> > >adjacent signals; I'd like to be able to have all of the superior >> > >selectivity and noise reduction features of the K3 without having to >> give >> > up >> > >any of the great qualities of my K2, and need to get a warm and fuzzy >> on >> > this >> > >point before making the considerable investment in a K3. Again, >> thanks in >> > >advance for any helpful observations you can offer! >> > > ______________________________________________________________ >> > > 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
