Harry White wrote: > I think far too many people are looking at the KX3 through rose > colored glasses....
Harry, I'm sorry your experience with the KX3 has been less than rosy. I agree that Elecraft customers can be an enthusiastic bunch, but praise for the KX3 is not limited to our reflector -- KX3 users' posts in blogs, on eHam, etc. have been highly positive. We're very pleased with the response. Of course we always learn from from critique than praise, so thank you for not pulling any punches. Note that you could return the rig to have any and all issues corrected immediately, under warranty. Meanwhile, I'd like to respond to a few of your comments. Fortunately, the kit and documentation issues you mentioned have all either been corrected or are in the works. We revise the printed documents very often, and anything that is an immediate issue for builders is posted as an alert. KX3 audio from the headphone jack with powered speakers should absolutely not be distorted. (On the contrary, we get raves daily from users about how clean it is.) You may have AGC THR set too high in combination with high AF and RF gain. Try AGC THR = 4 or 5, and also make sure AGC is turned on (AGC MD = ON). With external powered speakers or 'phones you should get tons of outstanding audio. The internal speaker is intended as a backup, not as the primary transducer. It is of necessity quite small, and should be used at lower volume levels. I have already apologized for the issue with the speaker grille (we removed it, then added back in when we determined that it was not the main cause of vibration some users had experienced). If you have an issue with case vibration even at very low audio levels, please contact support. Regarding the legs: They are admittedly unusual, but were heavily optimized for the application. They are both rugged and lightweight, something that isn't always easy to achieve. Once you've used them a few times, deploying them becomes second nature. Again, if you still have unsolved issues, please take them up with support (or with me) so we can get the benefit of your feedback. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ 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
