Hi, Just go to config and change AGC SLP from 10 to 15 (the maximum) and your troubles will be gone. This was one of the first things I did after being nearly blown out of the shack by a strong signal. Beats me why some people want it the way it comes from the factory.
Knut - AB2TC Bruce McLaughlin-2 wrote: > > I've had my K-3 for little over one week now. I've had the Orion II for > about 1 1/2 years. They are both fine radios. However, I have noticed > that > with the Orion II, to get the best performance you have to be ready to > readjust the RF gain fairly often to suit band conditions and received > signal strength in order to get the best signal-to-noise ratio. That does > not appear necessary with the K-3. And the noise reduction circuit in the > K-3 appears to be far more effective than the Orion II. And I find it > particularly interesting that no matter how high it is set it does not > appear to cause any noticeable audio distortion. Unfortunately, audio > distortion is a big factor with the Orion II. I believe that was a > software > issue that was supposedly to be addressed in a future firmware update from > TenTec but, as many know, TenTec ceased to issue any further updates about > a > year ago. That is in marked contrast to what is going on with Elecraft > radios. I would not disparage the Orion II but it does have its quirks. > > I do have a couple of bones to pick with the K-3. The CW side tone/spot > tone audio level is way too low, even with the monitor control set to > full. > That needs to be fixed. I understand it is in the works but I hope it > could > be advanced to a fairly high priority. > > There also appears to be something funny with the AGC. There is a > considerable difference in audio volume between weak and strong stations. > I've noticed that when a very strong sideband station comes on, it is > capable of driving the audio level to a painful loudness, occasionally > even > to the point of audio distortion. I understand some folks like that > because > it tends to distinguish between very weak and very strong stations by > audio > level differences. Unfortunately, that is not my preference. I don't > know > whether that is being considered for a firmware change but I hope that it > might. It may be already adjustable but if it is I haven't found it yet. > > Bruce-W8FU > > <snip> > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3-noise-blanker-tp17338480p17395047.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
