Mike . . .
All rigs are "noisy" if you run the RF gain full bore.
Experiment with backing off the RF gain and increasing the AF gain (if
needed) until a good signal-to-noise ratio is attained by your ears.
This applies to both CW and SSB.
It will also be helpful if you put the AGC in "fast" mode.
Finally, ignore the S-meter. It will only confuse you and is needed
only when comparing two or more incoming signals. It has nothing to do
with optimizing reception.
73,
Kent K9ZTV
On 2/17/2021 12:57 PM, NJMike wrote:
Brett, I am new to the K3S. I set mine according to the Fred Cady book.
Mine are slightly different from yours. But I don't have a good
understanding of how the settings affect the performance. Sometimes I think
the rig is very noisy, even when connected to a dummy load.
I am interested in the advice you get !
Mike NJ2OM
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