Hi Bjorn, The only band I had my preamp on was 15, and only for select stations. On 160 and 80, I generally run with the attenuator selected and RF around the 11 o'clock position (what will we do when there are no longer clocks with hands?)
I think when I hear about noise issues with the K3, the rig most often noted was the FT1K. I suspect folks are used to different AF/RF settings. I thought the Yaesu rig was noisier than my K2 the one time I used it. Too, thought I could pick signals much quicker with the K2. I've not used a Yaesu since then, so can't compare. The 1K has been a contesting standard for a lot of years. It will take a bit of adjustment moving to another radio. Same as from a K2 to K3 IMHO... I have to say I didn't feel "CW stress" after CQWW, but suspect I will after this weekend on 160. I don't tend to use NR all that often either... 73, Julius n2wn Bjorn wrote: > > On 1 dec 2009, at 00.14, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > >> 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." > > The K3 can feel a little "over charged" with full RF Gain and preamp > inline... like driving a race car in rush hour traffic. As an > experiment I used NR throughout the CQ WW CW contest and it worked > great, especially when bands where a little quiet it made static and > hiss a little less fatiguing. Anyone else tried this? > > 73 de Björn, > SM0MDG > SE0X > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ----- Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3 #1875 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-in-the-CQWW-contest-tp4088913p4101817.html Sent from the [K3] 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
