Re: [Elecraft] . K3 dvr playback distortion

2012-02-23 Thread Geoffrey Downs
Of course you're right Don. More than three years ago I was amongst the first to install a KDVR3 and Lyle too explained the signal paths clearly at the time. I'm simply reporting my experience to try to put things into perspective: when I record a station over the air and play it back over the

Re: [Elecraft] . K3 dvr playback distortion

2012-02-23 Thread Don Wilhelm
Geoff and all, Currently, there is no way to bypass the equalization for the DVR. When you record someone's off-the-air signal, it passes through your RX EQ settings, and then when you play it back, it goes through your TX EQ settings - so the audio gets hit with the "double whammy" of both RX E

Re: [Elecraft] . K3 dvr playback distortion

2012-02-23 Thread Geoffrey Downs
A couple of weeks ago on an 80m EU dx net that I regularly participate in I recorded about 10 seconds of audio from a ZL who the net was working just to give him an idea of how well his nice clean signal was being received here in the UK. He was happy with the playback and a number of UK part

Re: [Elecraft] . K3 dvr playback distortion

2012-02-22 Thread Jack Berry
Spoke with John yesterday and his signal was clean and strong. Certainly didn't hear any symptom of rf or a/c hum. Why not drop him an email? On Feb 22, 2012, at 6:07 PM, ab2tc wrote: > Hi, > > I have heard ON4UN on a number of occations fairly recently and found that > his audio *is* relativ

Re: [Elecraft] . K3 dvr playback distortion

2012-02-22 Thread ab2tc
Hi, I have heard ON4UN on a number of occations fairly recently and found that his audio *is* relatively bad. I suspect that he has an RF feedback problem. Can anybody else confirm this? I have been very surprised that nobody has mentioned this to him on the air, so I have held my tongue on the is

Re: [Elecraft] . K3 dvr playback distortion

2012-02-22 Thread Mike Rodgers
If you mean using the k3 dvr to record someone and play it back to them, that's a old problem Elecraft said they would address a year or so ago!!! There needs to be a way to adjust the level and there is not at present. Recently got feedback from John, ON4UN (also has K3) that his audio p