Noisy is what the uninitiated say whenever they don't yet know to back off the RF gain just enough to take the riding band noise down to a comfortable level. This was one of the lessons new Orion owners had to learn as well, which could be set in the menu per band.
73, Guy. On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Hector Padron <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't know why they say K3 is noisy.I have owned MK5,2000,Orion and lately > ProIII and so far the less noisier radio was the K3,sometimes it sounds so > quite that I am afraid it might be broken or off. > > AD4C > > > > > "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" > > --- On Mon, 11/30/09, Joe Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Joe Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 in the CQWW contest > To: "'DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL'" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 11:14 PM > > > > Received an e-mail from an EU MM group who tried the K3 > for the first time this weekend along side the typical > mix of FT-1000MP, MK V, 2000 radios (many with Inrad > roofing filters and W8JI NB mods). Operators were mixed > when it came to receiving a single signal on a quiet band > - those who preferred other radios felt the K3 was too > "noisy." However, when it came t dealing with QRM and a > busy band, the K3 was the unanimous choice. > > I'm sure that once they get used to the K3 and learn to > set-up the AGC characteristics (slope/threshold) for their > own taste and conditions. the former "world class" radios > will be a thing of the past. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL >> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 12:38 PM >> To: Elecraft Reflector >> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 in the CQWW contest >> >> >> from a perennial winner (or 2nd placer)... >> >> http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/3830/2009-November/186148.html >> >> Says it all (only need to ready first two paragraphs, >> although he again lauds the K3 further down). >> >> What a great radio.... >> >> Thanks Aptos (or wherever you are now). >> >> de Doug KR2Q > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
