Just for grins, I tried exactly the same test on my K3, same antenna, same band. No clicking. I'm hoping the engineers come up with a correction in the upcoming few weeks. I can live w/o the NR being turned on for now. Still getting familiar with the KX3 (mine is only a week old) and finding it to be a really fine rig.
Jim / W6JHB On Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013, at Tuesday, 5:09 PM, Reginald J Mackey SR wrote: > I ran the test and yes, it is there. I always thought it was just the > background noise of the band popping back from transition to receive. > > > Reggie k6xr > Ham Radio Since 1955 > DXCC,RCC,WAZ > QRP IS KING > > > > On Dec 31, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Jim Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Reggie, >> >> With your RF gain turned down a little, and the AF turned up a little, AND >> your NR set to level 1 or 2, do you hear any click on transition from >> transmit to receive in your headphones? I've use three very different sets >> of phones and still hear this. When I turn off NR, the problem goes away. >> >> Jim / W6JHB >> >> >> On Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013, at Tuesday, 4:37 AM, Reginald J Mackey SR wrote: >> >>> I am using a Heil headset and a set of Bose head sets and I have no key >>> clicks at all. >>> >>> >>> Reggie k6xr >>> Ham Radio Since 1955 >>> DXCC,RCC,WAZ >>> QRP IS KING >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 31, 2013, at 1:51 AM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> What I'm hearing is probably the same thing, except I dont have NR >>>> switched on... >>>> >>>> I'll read through the list of things to do to reduce the effect and see if >>>> any work out. >>>> >>>> Dave (G0DJA) >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bennett" >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 2:40 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Headphone Clicks >>>> >>>> >>>> Dave, >>>> >>>> What I'm having are not "clunks" - they are truly "clicks". And they >>>> happen when the KX3 returns from a transmit state to a receive state. I >>>> hear it with the external speaker somewhat, but more so with headphones >>>> turned on. This is probably due to the fact that there are other "things" >>>> in the room that I'm hearing, while with the cans on my head, I hear >>>> nothing but the KX3. And in my case, I can remove those clicks about 99.9% >>>> by turning off NR. I'm pretty confident that Wayne & the crew will have >>>> this one resolved pretty quickly. >>>> >>>> Jim / W6JHB >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, Dec 30, 2013, at Monday, 5:33 PM, Dave wrote: >>>> >>>>> I thought that the clunks were due to RF interference! >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> 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
