Re: [Elecraft] K3S RF/SQL Adjustment

2021-02-17 Thread Tim Tucker
Adjusting the AGC threshold and slope on my K3 to my liking made all the difference for me. I did the same on the KX3 and KX2, as well. Tim On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 11:21 AM Don Wilhelm wrote: > Mike and Brett, > > Go to my webpage www.w3fpr.com and scroll the left column to the "Noisy > K3"

Re: [Elecraft] K3S RF/SQL Adjustment

2021-02-17 Thread Don Wilhelm
Mike and Brett, Go to my webpage www.w3fpr.com and scroll the left column to the "Noisy K3" article for assistance in adjusting the AGC Threshold and slope. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/17/2021 1:57 PM, NJMike wrote: Brett, I am new to the K3S. I set mine according to the Fred Cady book. Mine are

Re: [Elecraft] K3S RF/SQL Adjustment

2021-02-17 Thread KENT TRIMBLE
Mike . . . All rigs are "noisy" if you run the RF gain full bore. Experiment with backing off the RF gain and increasing the AF gain (if needed) until a good signal-to-noise ratio is attained by your ears.  This applies to both CW and SSB. It will also be helpful if you put the AGC in

Re: [Elecraft] K3S RF/SQL Adjustment

2021-02-17 Thread NJMike
Brett, I am new to the K3S. I set mine according to the Fred Cady book. Mine are slightly different from yours. But I don't have a good understanding of how the settings affect the performance. Sometimes I think the rig is very noisy, even when connected to a dummy load. I am interested in

[Elecraft] K3S RF/SQL Adjustment

2021-02-15 Thread MaverickNH
I'll admit I just don't know how best to adjust my K3S RK/SQL knob. I have AGC-S on, filters wide open at 2.8, and have set: AGC DCY nor AGC HLD 0.00 AGC PLS nor AGC SLP 012 AGC THR 008 AGC-F 120 AGC-S 020 On 14MHz CW Mode, where I see/hear CW no signal on my P3, with RF/SQL rotated full