>Taking all of this into account, I run my LIN OUT gain at 3, and recommend that setting.
Jim B., I also confirm your analysis with my serial number 508 K3. I don't have your equipment but I was able to see the effects that your well-done reports show. The freeware signal analysis software Spectrum Lab is quite good enough to see the effects and that led me to exact same conclusion, above a gain of 3 the Line Out distortion effects become quite noticeable. I know that LIN OUT and AGC settings might interplay, so for what it is worth I run LIN OUT gain at 3, AGC SLP = 10, AGC THR = 6. Other parameters are default. My sound card gain is now set to maximum. I believe it would be a lot happier if there was more drive. I think maximum soundcard gain with low signal drive makes what ever noise pickup that exists on my cables more obvious as I have a lot of spikes (60-hz multiples) showing outside the filter pass band just 18 dB below the general tops of the in-band noise spectrum. Mike Scott - AE6WA Tarzana, CA (DM04 / near LA) K3-100 #508/ KX1 #1311 _______________________________________________ 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
