That is how I have setup my new K3. Line out goes to the PC's realtek HD Audio soundcard that feeds a Bose Companion 3 speaker system. I plugged in a 1/4" to 1/8" stereo adapter into the front phones jack to mute the internal speaker. If I want to use the internal speaker, I can easily turn off the Bose, and pull out the adapter. The only downside (minor), is you don't have a fixed level into the soundcard for digital, but it is easy to adjust.
With the AGC off, and tweaking the RF gain, the receiver is super quiet, and the CW tone is incredible. The Bose system has plenty of gain, so no clipping of the audio. I always thought the Omni-V was the best CW radio ever made, but this K3 has taken the throne. On the other side, I still prefer the Mark-V for phone, so I will be keeping it. But for CW, the K3 blows it out of the water. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On the K3: config lin out = phones AGC off RF gain/attenuator as low as possible AF gain turned way down (between first two dots). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-in-a-cw-pileup-workaround-solution-tp4530279p4531014.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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
