It might be instructive to compare what AGC settings in the configuration menu Roger and Lee are using. Might this be involved in the drastically different subjective experiences reported?
Bill W5WVO ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Marrotte To: 'Lee Trout' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 4:07 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Musings on Noise Reduction Lee, Sorry to say that I've had the exact opposite experience. I haven't had a K2 for a few years. I've had a K3 since July. I worked some in the 160m contest this weekend and with NR on I was able to remove just about all the noise on the band and hear stations way way down in the noise. I never had that experience with a K2 and I've used three different K2s. What I experienced this weekend with my K3 was just phenomenal. I worked about a dozen DX stations some as far out as the middle east. Without NR I wouldn't have heard them at all. I not sure why we have had such different experiences. I didn't have a hard time finding a NR setting that worked. On occasion I would hear some band noise but most of the time it virtually went away with the NR on. I use a full size 160m dipole up about 70'. It's the same antenna I used with the K2s. Perhaps if you were using a vertical, the noise was more severe or just different. Roger, W1EM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee Trout Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 5:51 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Musings on Noise Reduction John: I agree: The noise reduction on the K3 is poor. To my ear, all 16 settings introduce distortion while providing minimal noise reduction. And yes, I have played around with rx eq settings. My little Kenwood 480 has much better N/R than the K3. The N/R is my only major complaint about the K3. I hope a firmware fix soon. 73 all, Lee (K9CM) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
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