I can second Rick’s comment. I updated my K4D this morning and rolled thru several modes (Basic SWL, various SSB and CW contacts) and I’m impressed! It doesn’t sound like the signal is coming to me via the bottom of a deep water well. Good job, Elecraft!! 🫡
Gary, N7BRJ On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 17:18 Rick Tavan via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > +1 on that! I've tried the NR functions on various radios and never > actually used them - too much ringing, too little S/N improvement, a sound > too weird to tolerate. The SSNR in the recent K4 Beta makes Q3 signals Q5 > and pulls nearly inaudible signals out of the mud to be readily copyable. > It reduces background noise dramatically, almost to "code oscillator > clarity" on CW and "full quieting" on SSB, greatly reducing listening > fatigue. I'll be using it a lot. > > 73, > > /Rick N6XI > > On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 4:41 AM Wayne Burdick via Elecraft < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Ron, > > > > The rumors are true :-) > > > > The K4 now has advanced spectral subtraction NR. It's available in the > > latest beta, which can be downloaded by all K4 owners. If you're also > using > > a K4/0, be sure to update it to the latest beta as well. > > > > Many ops have told us it's the only NR they've ever used that actually > > improves intelligibility of weak signals right at the noise floor. > > > > 73, > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > > > ---- > > elecraft.com > > > > > On May 16, 2026, at 6:46 AM, Ron Lyke via Elecraft < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Wayne also talked about the new SSNR noise reduction for the K4. I > > couldn't > > > find any mention of it on their website. Is that software, or a new > > board? > > > Anybody know? > > > > > >> On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM Tim Tucker via Elecraft < > > >> [email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> https://www.youtube.com/live/lMZg-Xy6q4Y?t=810&si=wTw8BxhpkEdifpfq > > >> > > >> On Fri, May 15, 2026, 4:20 PM Henry Pollock - K4TMC via Elecraft < > > >> [email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Is there a video somewhere, or did he talk about it at the K4 Update > > >> Forum > > >>> this morning? > > >>> > > >>> 73, > > >>> Henry - K4TMC > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM Hank Blackwood via Elecraft < > > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Saw it at Dayton today. Wayne gave a great overview. > > >>>> > > >>>>> On May 15, 2026, at 6:23 PM, Steve Lawrence via Elecraft < > > >>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Just popped up on the Elecraft site. 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