Allen... I have these same birdies (at least I suppose they're the same) and I suspect that all K3 have them. The most annoying ones are where the CW action usually occurs (50.09430, 20 dB above noise floor) and a number of minor ones around 50.098 (3-5 dB above the noise floor), as well as several major ones up where the SSB action occurs: 50.21050, 50.24055, etc. which are all 20+ dB above the noise floor. These are not "external" blips (not computer, not router, etc.) as they are present when nothing else is on, and they are present when the antenna is disconnected.
I "treat" them by ignoring them. They are sharp, stable, and unmodulated. My ear can differentiate between them and real signals without any problem. They are "features" for "calibration.".. ;>) Every modern rig I have ever owned has had similar warts. John Ragle -- W1ZI ===== On 7/4/2011 1:16 PM, Allen R. Brier wrote: > I have a number of birdies on 6 and other bands and they sure are annoying. > What's the best way to eliminate them? I am not using an external pre-amp. > > Allen N5XZ ______________________________________________________________ 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