Now that's something that Elecraft needs to work on, thier internal noise reduction system. I find it almost useless, and I've tried it many times with many settings.
Allen N5XZ -----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >Sent: Sep 3, 2013 11:00 AM >To: [email protected] > >Message: 10 >Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 07:48:14 -0700 >From: "Ron Midwin" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: [Elecraft] K3 using Clear Speech Speaker >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >I've been using the Heil version of the Clear Speech Noise Reduction Speaker >for ~ 5 years. It has a 5 position noise control and I usually leave it at >1, which knocks down the noise without any negative effects on the sound. >Heil no longer makes it, but I believe it uses similar circuitry. > > > >My default setting is at 1 out of 5, and this cleans up the harsh noise very >nicely without noticeable audio degradation. > > > >When the noise gets really bad, I have used it all the way up to 5, and >still don't find the audio objectionable. > > > >I also have not had a lot of success with the K3 built in NR, but this is >probably due to my lack of understanding how to use it; but since the Clear >Speech works so well, I take the lazy way out. > > > >If there's any good updated info on how to use the NR effectively, I'd be >all ears. Maybe someone who really has it working well can do a YouTube? > > > >My 2 cents. > > > >Ron > >KB6G > >K3 S/N 1997 > > > >P.S. I still give the K3 a 5+ > > ______________________________________________________________ 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

