Hi Roy:
The latest revision of FW seems to have contributed greatly to the
versatility of the K3. Lyle doesn't say much, but when he does you
better listen good. The latest offering, IMHO, gives the K3 owner more
choices than any other transceiver. Yes, some things seem to have
changed with this release, but I'm not one to sit back and complain. I
have learned so much more about the capabilities of this radio by going
in and experimenting with all the parameters.
I have found that I like AGC THR= 2-8 (7) and AGC SLP = 0-15
(8). The THR setting seems to have lower amplification at 2 and
progressively increases as you go up to 8. With SLP the amplification
seems greater at 0 and gets less at 15 but, the relative difference
between weak and strong stations becomes flatter. This is where all the
controversy seems to occur because various band conditions throughout
the world will dictate different settings. Everyone has different
preferences and this is what makes the K3 such a powerful radio. One
cannot sit back on the defaults and then complain because one station is
so much louder than another. The band condx lately have been up and
down constantly. I have varied the settings going from 20 to 75, but
not all the time. I think everyone seems to agree that experimentation
is the best teacher.
A note on the NR parameter. I found that the NR setting of 1-4 works
for me. The AF volume control has big effect on NR. Try setting the
CONFIG: AF GAIN LO. What this does is allows you to increase the
rotation of the AF GAIN control to a higher setting which seems to
control the NR audio much better. It also seems to make the audio much
clearer and easier to listen to (less distortion). My control is
usually at 10 o'clock to 12 o'clock for best listening.
73's Tony K2ZLS
K3 #703 FW=2.19
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