Perhaps the band noise is more obvious in the K3 because the low frequency audio is restricted causing the noise to be distributed over a more narrow range. This lack of bass tends to induce for ear fatigue. Steve Ellington n...@carolina.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "ab2tc" <ab...@arrl.net> To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3's hissy and noisy audio
> > > > > Hi all, > > In my view the only "problem" with the K3 being "hissy" is the AGC > threshold. On 20m and below even with AGC threshold set to the maximum > (008), just the atmospheric noise is at or above the threshold and this is > indeed tiring to listen to. I solve the problem by turning down the RF > gain; I notice many others instead turn the AGC slope way up (actually low > number), which has a similar effect for strong signals. Very high on my > wish list is for at least another 5dB increase in the AGC threshold. The > present range 002-008 is just not enough. > > >>Sorry to pop this balloon but I'm in Arizona, USA and I concur. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > ----- > AB2TC - Knut > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/My-K3%27s-hissy-and-noisy-audio-tp2588008p2590003.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
