On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:33:59 -0700 (PDT), Jim HaRRIS <[email protected]> wrote:
Below.... > >Tom, > >I have three radio's in my shack besides the K3. I've checked their >S-meters with the recommended XG1 and all have comparable readings. All >four are equally quiet without an antenna connected and with a dummy load >connected. When connected to an antenna the K3 has about 2 S units more >noise indicated than the other radios connected to the same antenna (A/B >switch) and the noise level sounds about that much louder. All volume >controls are at about 9 o'clock. This applies to most bands. Strangely, >WARC bands seem to be mostly excepted. > >This afternoon I took the my K3, K2 and FT-857D mobile using a 54" Li'l >Tarheel II screwdriver antenna tuned to 20 meters. I operated the K3 & K2 >from a SLA battery with the van turned off. I was in a park with nothing >electrical for at least a half mile. Volume was again set at 9 0'clock on >all three. The K3 have a steady S1 with peaks to S3. The other radios had >S0 with no peaks. Volumes sounded appropriate for indicated S-meter >reading. > >I've almost completely disassembled the radio and reassembled it and done >the EE INIT reset with no change. > >It's apparent this K3 is more sensitive to antenna noise than the other four >radio's which are all about equal. This leads me to believe this particular >radio is going to bury weak signals in noise making them harder to dig out >than the other radios. > >I've exchanged several emails with support and next week I'm supposed to >talk with someone higher up at Aptos. I'm trying to be patient with this >but it has been over a month since I placed the initial order. During >assembly I had to replace the DSP board for an unrelated problem. If the >radio has to go back to Aptos it will be close to two months since ordering >before I have a fully functional radio. > >Have a good day and 73, > >Jim, W0EM [snip] As I said before, it sounds to me like your K3 has a better RX than your other two radios. 73, Enjoy your K3. Tom, N5GE [email protected] K3 #806, K3 #1055, PR6, XV144, XV432, KRC2, W1 and other small kits. 2 W2's on order 1 K144XV on order http://www.n5ge.com http://www.swotrc.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
