On 6/29/2022 2:35 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
When you speak, the CMP shows you whether the mic gain is sufficient to fully
hit the desired level.
Wayne,
I think we may be in the territory of the difference between a circuit
designer and someone who understands how to use audio processing.
On 6/29/2022 9:39 AM, Ed Cole wrote:
> Note on SSB compression, I've run at 20 with no complaints of distortion
> or splatter.
Dial readout is the WRONG way to set compression -- it's meaningless.
The RIGHT way is to adjust COMP for a METER reading of 10 dB on voice
peaks.
73, Jim K9YC
OK
Hi Jim,
There's always room for improvement, and thanks for your observations. In
general I defer to your audio expertise.
Perhaps, as in the past, you and I can debate the finer points over a bottle of
red at Visalia. Meanwhile, here's how it currently works:
- The CMP knob establishes an
On 6/29/2022 9:39 AM, Ed Cole wrote:
Note on SSB compression, I've run at 20 with no complaints of distortion
or splatter.
Dial readout is the WRONG way to set compression -- it's meaningless.
The RIGHT way is to adjust COMP for a METER reading of 10 dB on voice
peaks.
73, Jim K9YC
Burdick has too much on his mind to bother with dates, but actually it
was late 2007 ...
From my logbook of that year:
Sun, Oct. 14: Email from Elecraft saying they would be shipping this week
Thu, Oct. 18: Email from Elecraft saying they would be shipping today
Fri, Oct. 19: Serial
I used my K3/100 in the 2007 CQWW SSB contest from J3A.
reply to: k...@arrl.net
On Wed, Jun 29, 2022, 12:40 Ed Cole wrote:
> I bought my K3/10 in 2010 (SN 4340). Didn't realize that was only two
> years after launch of the radio "We started selling the K3 in early
> 2008-per Wayne".
>
> radio
I bought my K3/10 in 2010 (SN 4340). Didn't realize that was only two
years after launch of the radio "We started selling the K3 in early
2008-per Wayne".
radio has performed well over the last 12 years. Only one failure of
the KIO3A board which I opted to have Elecraft repair (two months
I believe the K3 was manufactured from 2007 to 2015. In 2015 it was replaced
by the K3S. If you purchased a K3, you had many years where you could add
modules, upgrade the technology and have it serviced if/when needed. This
was a great deal however if you purchased a K3S you may have only had a
Actually no, the K3 isn't still being serviced within the limits of
parts availability, and hasn't for some time. When my K3IO board got
zapped I wrote Elecraft and asked them to repair it. The repair tech
simply and flippantly refused to so. I later went through the parts
list from the
What do you mean, David? The K3 had a nearly 15 year run as Elecraft's
flagship transceiver and is still being serviced within the limits of parts
availability. K3S was a mid-life update, not a new design. It had a few
revised boards and they were available to retrofit to the earlier K3 units.
Wayne,
I want to clarify what I was referring to in Wilson's email. I thought that his
point about technology getting so far beyond the abilities and knowledge of
most amateurs was on target, and the likelihood of being able to repair one's
own gear diminishes with time. With the cost of labor,
I remember that exact same statement being made about the K3 and K3s
(discontinued after 6 years). Other than the new synths, it wasn't
honored for the K3 series so I see no reason to treat that as part of
the value proposition for the K4.
On 6/27/2022 5:32 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
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Thanks for all helpful info.
My K3 is now 10 years old and chugging along just fine. I changed out to
the newer VFO boards and the newer I/O board.
What I am watching for is a new release of the P3SVGA which I signed up for
at Hamvention.
I am still so impressed with the K3 receiver that I
I can attest to at least one part I received as a surprise from Elecraft. I
bought a K3S kit in 2018. I bought a internal 2m transverter 2nd that did not
work well. I sent the whole thing in for a checkup (K3s et al) and had the 2
meter unit repaired and some modules installed including the
A few counterexamples:
- We started selling the K2 in 1999, nearly 23 years ago. We're still selling
them. 99% of the parts are still available.
- We started selling the K3 in early 2008, nearly 15 years ago. We still
service them (in fact repair times have gone down recently), and we're even
NOT a flame, Wilson. Parts of this should be printed and handed out to
every purchaser of a transceiver, TV, or any modern appliance.
Back "in the day" I built some of my radio gear. But repair my own TV now,
not a chance. I've become,
-- an old appliance operator. 73,
--
Dave W8OV
On
I wish this board could stay technical.
Maybe we should have another one for service issues and rants?
Ham qualifications were mentioned in the signal quality discussion.
Someone should man up and state the obvious:
Radios have become appliances that only a tiny minority could work on in
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