Re: [Elecraft] need advice on rig

2010-08-21 Thread ka9zap
Hi Susan I would also suggest playing with the RX eq I have serial # 3142 before the DSP change and found that for my taste I liked the RX better if I pulled down the top two bands (#7) 2.4 kHz and (#8) 3.2 kHz to -5 this takes some of the high end shisssh hiss off receiver. With a couple of

[Elecraft] need advice on rig

2010-08-20 Thread ussv dharma
Aloha: I have had my K3 since last October. I think I have given it a fair trail. It is just too darned complicated for me. I have never been able to get it to give the same background noise for cw as it gives for ssb. I think I want to get rid of it. Can anyone advise me of a rig, same

Re: [Elecraft] need advice on rig

2010-08-20 Thread kk5na
Hi Susan, I love my K3 and it may be worth you trying a little longer to get used too. And if I were going to step down in quality to me the next best rig is the Elecraft K2...not as complicated but a great CW rig. Joe KK5NA On Fri, 2010-08-20 at 12:04 -0700,

Re: [Elecraft] need advice on rig

2010-08-20 Thread The Smiths
. Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:04:05 -0700 From: ussvdha...@yahoo.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; li...@subich.com Subject: [Elecraft] need advice on rig Aloha: I have had my K3 since last October. I think I have given it a fair trail. It is just too darned complicated for me. I have never been

Re: [Elecraft] need advice on rig

2010-08-20 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
The noise will normally be different, Susan. The bandwidth is typically narrower for CW, which means the noise will sound different and be lower in amplitude for CW. You aren't the first to complain that the rig is too complicated, but it need not be. The issue is usually there are too many