Hello Bill!
I like the sound of the RX audio of my K2 with the KAF2 filter better than my
K3. It has less hiss and just sounds better - at least to my crummy ears..
I have played around some with the RX equalizer in the K3 and have improved
it some but has anyone had time to really find out what settings will best
mirror the K2 with the KAF2?
The K3 is a very different radio than the K2, and some of this will be
reflected in a different character in its sound.
The KAF2 uses analog filters with feedback to provide narrower
bandwidths, and includes an L/C low pass filter to suppress hiss and
other high-frequency noises.
In general, the K3 DSP filters are sharper than those of the K2 w/KAF2.
One way to get some of the feel might be to use the PB feature in CW
mode. This lets you adjust a wider, underlying filter which may restore
a little of the audio you've become accustomed to in the K2.
If you have exceptional high frequency hearing, you might want to
consider headphones (or speakers/amplified speakers) with some high
frequency roll off.
Activation of NR with a setting of F1-1 or F1-2 may also help tailor the
sound a bit more to that of the K2.
In the end, though, the K3 has its own unique characteristics. I hope
you grow to enjoy them as much as you do those of your venerable K2 /KAF2.
73,
Lyle KK7P
(whose K2s are getting very dusty...)
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