Re: [Elecraft] K4D Receiver Question

2022-07-03 Thread Wayne Burdick
As with most modern radios, the RF gain control is actually an IF gain control that scales the signal level mathematically at the input to the DSP. It's often used by operators who like to manually control the level of signal ahead of the DSP AGC. This is different from "hard" front-end gain

Re: [Elecraft] K4D Receiver Question

2022-07-02 Thread Jim Brown
On 7/2/2022 8:34 AM, Roy Morris, Jr. via Elecraft wrote: I find my receiver is very noisy. Those of us who live in civilization are surrounded by dozens of noise sources in our own homes, and dozens more in the homes of each of our neighbors. Almost anything that plugs into the wall is a

Re: [Elecraft] K4D Receiver Question

2022-07-02 Thread Drew AF2Z
This may not be of much use to you but I have found on the K3 that the AFX BIN setting very significantly reduces the perception of noise when listening to the external speakers. (But not so much in the headphones). The speakers are MFJ-281, 6" separation, about 30" from ears, dead ahead. If