Mike, Don W3FPR has a great article about setting your AGC. Another website I have found very helpfull is this one: http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/elecraft_k2_and_k3_transceivers.htm
I had the same problems you have but now I'm very pleased with my K3 ;-) Best 73, Maarten PD2R 2011/4/11, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com>: > Mike, > > It might be the default AGC settings that you are struggling with. If > your K3 sounds "noisy" between stations, or between pauses in the other > station's transmissions, then I suggest that the AGC Threshold and Slope > settings may not be right for your situation. > > Please review the "Noisy K3" article on my website for additional > information and a guide to choosing your own AGC menu settings. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 4/10/2011 9:00 PM, Mike Rodgers wrote: >> I've got a 3month old k3. I was impressed with how full bodied or maybe >> even hi fidelity some of the audio sounded but I eventually grew tired of >> how the background band noise sounded in my rural QTH. The best I can >> describe is it had a high edge to it. I eventually went to a vacant >> frequency and adjusted the equalizer to get the noise to sound more >> natural to "my" liking. That was fine but the signal audio was now kind of >> plain or dull or monotone, no more full rich sound. >> I've since discovered that narrowing the bandwidth to 2.4 removes a lot of >> noise so I'm currently trying that and have changed the equalizer to a >> more neutral setting. I think I'm liking that better. >> I like to use width and shift. I like to know where their at but I know a >> lot of >> Operators prefer hi/lo cut on ssb. I'll soon try that as well and >> hopefully find >> That full audio with non irritating noise. >> >> 73 >> Mike R >> >> Sent from my spy ring >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Best 73, Maarten PD2R ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
