If the K3 were supplied with a stock microphone, rather than leaving it to the purchaser to potentially make a poor choice and then not bother to compensate with the equaliser, I believe we wouldn't be reading these admittedly isolated comments about K3s with "thin audio". This has recently come up again with the current dxpedition in Iran.
I probably make fewer than a dozen SSB QSOs in a year, yet when I do I am almost always complimented on the audio. I am using the MH2 microphone. 73 Stephen G4SJP On 20 January 2015 at 00:24, Nate Bargmann <n...@n0nb.us> wrote: > * On 2015 19 Jan 16:32 -0600, Fred Jensen wrote: > > For the record, using the Heil headset from Elecraft, I continue to get > > unsolicited "great audio" comments in essentially every SSB contest I > enter. > > NAQP last Sat was the last. Never happened before the K3 > > I have found the same with my K3/CM500 combination. I never received > compliments on my transmitted audio until I owned the K3. Yet, on > various forums the meme still exists that the K3 is a "poor SSB radio". > I've seen this comment a bit less, especially since firmware 4.51 > improved the AGC noticeably. Other than distortion when engaging the > auto-notch, I am pleased enough that I am not contemplating replacing > the K3. > > 73, Nate N0NB > > P.S. I claim that I have a face for radio and a voice for CW/digi modes! > > -- > > "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all > possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." > > Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to eastbrantw...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
