Also be sure you don't have the NR turned on by accident. In my experience there is not a signifiant difference in audio amplitude of a signal in CW mode at 500Hz vs SSB mode at 500Hz when you adjust for the CW offset.
73, Matt NQ6N On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > Bill, > > If you have your 2.7 and 2.1 roofing filters (not the 6kHz) enabled for > CW, all should be well. > The total noise heard should be reduced as the DSP bandwidth is reduced > because the noise bandwidth is narrowed as well. > However signals which are tuned to the PITCH you have set (default is > 600Hz) should not be weaker than they are in a wider bandwidth. > Try using the WIDTH knob to increase the DSP bandwidth, and you should > hear the total band noise increase. > > Yes, the K3 is quiet as far as hearing the internal receiver noise (what > you hear when the antenna is removed). When you attach the antenna, you > should hear an increase in total noise if all is well - how much will > depend on the DSP bandwidth that is set. > > Remember that many SSB stations are running high power, while many CW > stations are running low power - that may be part of the difference you are > hearing. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 11/19/2016 12:33 PM, Bill wrote: > >> I have not used my K3 for CW, so I have no experience with it. So, a >> couple of days ago I decided to give it a try, after all - winter is >> coming. >> >> When I switched to CW mode - things got deathly quiet. Quiet as in all >> the background noise vanished - along with most of the signals. I could >> see them unchanged on the P3 - but, had to turn up the audio gain to >> hear them. With the audio gain up, I could hear everything that my other >> rigs were hearing - except no background noise. Compared to my past >> experience - this is not normal. >> >> I am using a K3 set up for SSB and only having the 2.7. 2.1, and 6 kc >> filters. Some ACG changes have been made to afford improved arm chair >> copy on 75 and 40 meters. >> >> My question: Have I been missing out on using the quietest CW rig ever >> made or is there something wrong with my receiver? It just seems too >> quiet. >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
