Hello, My KX3 doesn't show the problem you describe, maybe you need to give a look to your settings, but you already received some answers from the major experts. I also own a K2 full optional and i think is the best radio for CW, the K2 have the best signal/noise ratio i ever heard and the sound is smooth and natural, very pleasant. I have also a K3s, i love Elecraft rigs, but to me, the more fascinating one remain the K2. I am strong Elecrafter here in Italy, Eric knows this ;-)
I prefer the KX3 outside the shack, is complete and can do everything, from phone to cw to digital. The K2 have only SSB and CW. Althoug in CW is the better, in SSB maybe not. I agree with you that "strangely" the audio from the K2 is nicer despite the tight filter, but i still find difficult to push out ALL the watt in SSB. Comparing the K2 to my other radios, included the K3s, i can see that the K2 never reach the maximum output power in SSB. I tried different microphone and settings, but i always get no more than 60-70% of the maximum power in the best conditions. This is the only point of regret with my beloved K2. Is not very important because i mostly do CW and in CW the K2 is a top performer, but i would like to find a solutions before of after. I can also add that i already done all the adjustent suggested for filters tuning and BFO alignments, Gary (from Elecraft) knows how much time we spent on it ;-) Best regards, to all, Graziano IW2NOY (W2NOY) > Il 2 novembre 2017 alle 3.17 Ignacy <n...@arrl.net> ha scritto: > > > I am going to sell my K2 as it is gathering dust since KX3 came on board. But > for probably the last time I put them on the A/B switch. Here is what I have > found. > > 1. K2 has good speaker. KX3 has lousy speaker. Nothing strange as K2 is > bigger. > > For comparisons I attached KX3 to an external amplified speaker. > > 2. A weak CW signal in K2 is natural and easy copying. You can make it sound > similar in KX3 by playing PBT and sometimes engaging APF. > > 3. in SSB, K2 sounds nice and mellow although the bandwidth is limited. KX3 > sounds tiring because of AGC pumping. I fiddled with HOLD, ATTACH, etc., > with little effect. > > K2 has to go because it is too big. But it is a fine radio. > > Has anybody found AGC in KX3 harsh? Any way to do something about it other > than running RF gain? > > Ignacy, NO9E > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.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 grazi...@roccon.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
