Both K3s played very well during the NAQP SSB this weekend (675 Qs, 120 Mults, 8 hours). I don't normally play in the SSB tests, but I had to miss the NAQP CW and just needed a radio fix. On 20M, the DSP (with 2.8khz filter) filtering really helped. I played with the high and low passband occasionally to keep things clean. When it got really tough, I moved to the 2.1 khz filter. On 40, 80 and 160 I was able to dig out the weak ones pretty well even with rain and thunder static nearby. I had to shut down for a while when the rain static got so bad on the 20M beam that I could not copy anything. I was not able to find a NR or NB setting to fix that.
Unfortunately, I was not able to go full SO2R with my new microHAM MK2R SO2R box and N1MM DVK because of RF feedback getting into the audio lines. I had the same problem with my DXdoubler, so I know it is not the microHAM box, but something in my setup is causing a hollow echo distortion effect in my headphones even though it is not too bad on the air according to reports. When I plug the headset directly into the K3, no problems at all. I've got to figure this problem out so I can use all this fancy gear. ;-) I wish Elecraft would invent and sell a foolproof anti-RF faraday shield cage to mount each component in because this problem is driving me nuts in SO2R mode. 73, Bob K5WA _______________________________________________ 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
