Tnx Fred for the info. I have not had the opportunity yet to play with a FT5K. But I want to. We keep looking for the perfect rig. I like my pair of K3's over Icom except for the NR. Maybe someday we will have an upgrade on the NR? 73, N2TK, Tony
-----Original Message----- From: Fred Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 8:25 AM To: 'N2TK, Tony'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Elecraft] DSP Noise Reduction and contesting Tony I have had the Icoms also and will tell you after owning the FTDX-5000MP for 2 years that it is the very best out there. IMHO the 5000's DNR should be an industry standard that they all should work toward and the way its implemented with the knob. Putting on my flame suit... 73, Fred/N0AZZ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of N2TK, Tony Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 6:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] DSP Noise Reduction and contesting Hi Arie, I totally concur with your comments below. Since my first K3 (#311) I have whined about the NR, especially for SSB. NR now works pretty well on CW, but I rarely use it on SSB. My NR standard is still Icom. It is simple to use - one knob. And at low levels it takes out the background noise to make listening for long times more comfortable without affecting the quality of the signal as much as the K3. When I use NR on CW I use F1-1 and on SSB F5-1. I can't imagine using higher numbers as the intelligibility, especially on SSB degrades rapidly. And yes, if I am going to use NR I use it on the low bands, especially in the summer along with the NB. Overall I like the K3 much more than the Icom. But I do like the NR on Icom. 73, N2TK, Tony -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arie Kleingeld PA3A Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 3:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] DSP Noise Reduction and contesting Hi Pete, The NR of the K3 is not a feature that shines. That's why I never tried it in contests. But in a few weeks there's the CQWW CW again. Maybe I will give it a go. My two cents worth on the NR of the K3. When applying NR I woud expect a better S/N ratio of some kind on a weaker signal (that's why it is called NR). On SSB I never found a setting that increased the S/N ratio or readability of the signal to MY ears (settings F5-1 to F8-4) CW works better (F1-1 to F4-4) but I seldom use it. For good S/N ratio I rely totally on the K3 filtering with APF as last resort. The only time I really loved the NR, was when I worked on 160m in the 9L5MS dx-pedition (in tropic thunderstormy Africa) for the whole night. It kept the fatigue of constant static noise away. 73 Arie PA3A Op 5-11-2012 23:37, Pete Smith N4ZR schreef: > I've read Fred Cady's book and the manual, and I'm still at sea - > anyone have opinions or recommendations about using NR for CW or phone > contesting? I assume the settings are probably different. > ______________________________________________________________ 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
