I agree about the way the sidetone volume is adjusted. When I go from headphones to speaker, I have to reduce sidetone volume to keep from blasting the entire house with my beeps. I have to remember to make the change BEFORE unplugging the phones otherwise I'm forced to push that MON button and emit that continuous tone while I crank down the volume. It would ok if it didn't make all that noise. I've never had another rig that forced you to listen to the spot tone just to adjust the sidetone level. Normally you would just turn a knob and be done with it. And yes, sidetone should track AF gain but that needs to be an option since some folks think sidetone volume should remain at a constant level. I can live with it either way. Anyway....my k3 is a lot older than yours AND I do not have the second receiver. Somehow I just bet'ya your thump has something to do with that extra receiver. I wonder if you can make a .wav file of that thump and I also wonder if the thump appears in the low level audio output on the back panel. Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Pennington" <toby...@embarqmail.com> To: <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 QSK
> Steve, My unit is 2165 all hardware mods done, rig is loaded with > everything possible. > > Roofing filters are 2.8khz, 400hz and 250hz. No audio mods done to my > knowledge. > > My hearing is sensitive so try to keep the sidetone monitor set fairly > low. I first noticed this anomoly when I was comparing QSK CW on the K3 > to my 7700. The 7700 had no thumping and was pretty good. (Quiet Band) > So, I began to experiment to try and understand what was happening with > the K3, and think when the sidetone monitor is set at a certain level, > the thumping is covered up and will not be heard. But, then the monitor > is reduced below a certain level the thumping will appear. > > As far as the Semi BK- in situation is concerned, setting the level to a > 1 brought the thumping back, when set to 2 it is completely gone and you > have acceptable QSK. A 3 setting was too high. > > I would like to see the sidetone monitor track the AF gain, and don't > really care for the way the sidetone monitor is implemented in the K3. > > Toby W4CAK > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
