Of course, and I assume he's using bandwidth control to do that. Phil -- Sent from my iPhone 5S
> On Nov 19, 2016, at 12:15, Ken Arck <[email protected]> wrote: > > Only if the bandwidth is narrower > > (all things being equal, there is no difference in noise floor between SSB > and CW if the bandwidth is identical) > > Ken > > > At 11:11 AM 11/19/2016, Phil Wheeler wrote: >> CW or maybe it's just because CW is quieter than SSB? >> >> Phil W7OX-- Sent from my iPhone 5S >> >> > On Nov 19, 2016, at 10:59, Dale Parfitt <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > I don't understand the term quiet in this instance because at HF our noise >> > floor is limited by manmade, atmospheric and galactic noise. If your noise >> > floor does not increase when you connect the antenna, something is likely >> > set very wrong. >> > >> > Dale W4OP >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> > [email protected] >> > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2016 1:17 PM >> > To: Bill >> > Cc: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: very quiet on CW >> > >> > Welcome to the K3 on CW! >> > >> > Yes, it is that quiet!! Try a KX3 it is even quieter!!! >> > >> > This radio opened a new world for me on CW a few years ago. >> > >> > Even though you don't have the CW filter, you can still utilize the filters >> > you have, and DSP filtering to narrow your bandwidth down to 50 Hz. >> > >> > Your K3 is an amazing rig. >> > >> > Keith >> > K9GL >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Bill" <[email protected]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2016 11:33 AM >> > Subject: [Elecraft] K3: very quiet on CW >> > >> > >> > 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. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Bill W2BLC K-Line >> > >> > ___________________________________________________ >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > President and CTO - Arcom Communications > Makers of repeater controllers and accessories. > http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/ > Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and > we offer complete repeater packages! > AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 > http://www.irlp.net > "We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!" > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
