[Elecraft] K3 CW Reception

2009-11-01 Thread Steve Walter WA3A
Now that I have my first receiver that actually hears whats on the band (K3 of course) I am in need of some education on cw reception. I have K3 #3397 with 2.7, 1.8 and 400 hz filters. Latest beta. When tuning away from a cw signal and the tone disappears I continue to hear clicking (not quite

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Reception

2009-11-01 Thread Matt Zilmer
The on-frequency energy is the transmitter. Might be key clicks, waveform shape, etc. Note that K3's don't cause this type of problem on TX. Transmitters that are improperly aligned or operated are much more noticeable on the K3 than any other rig I've owned. This is due to the sensitivity,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Reception

2009-11-01 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve Walter WA3A Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 12:59 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 CW Reception Now that I have my first receiver that actually hears whats on the band (K3 of course) I am in need of some education on cw reception. I have K3 #3397

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Reception

2009-11-01 Thread Dave G4AON
Another couple of points Steve: Take a look at the recent ARRL reviews of transceivers, the Spectral display of keying graph shows the K3 to be 10 dB or more cleaner on CW transmit than most other transceivers. This is synthesiser and general noise as well as key click sidebands. These spurious