Ron, I don't have the 5k to compare, but have read and tried all the settings of the K3 for AGC and NR/NB. I have found the wide variety of settings very beneficial as I can set the K3 for the best performance in my situation. I think that a recent post had at least 4 URL's you could visit to help you understand the settings. The K3 does so much more than any radio I have owned or own. I can foul up the NR or NB along with the AGC settings just as well as any good appliance operator can, so some trial and error along with a technical read on how these functions interact will turn any appliance operator into a knowledgeable and successful user.
One more aside: I can get rid of most any noise with AGC settings, but these will knock the signals down a bit. The electric fence across the street with S5 signals can be eliminated! But not without some signal loss. The underlying noise level is around s2-3 most days. 73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- I have a K-3, S/N 1997 and was talking to a friend who also has a K-3 on the air recently. He mentioned that he also recently purchased a Yaesu FT 5000 and noticed that the noise reduction on the FT 5000 seems to do a better job of reducing the noise while still having good copy on the signal. I told him that I don't use the NR often, and when I have tried it, I also notice that even in the 1-1 setting the signal seems to lose some of its clarity. So I'm hoping this is a cockpit issue on our end and that some of you have your NR working well. Any comments would be appreciated. Other than this, I still really love my K-3. I also am using the LP-Pan Adapter and find it really makes my single receiver K-3 almost a Flex 1000 on the receive, and I can listen to 2 signals via stereo headphones, one in each ear. 73 Ron AE6RH ______________________________________________________________ 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
