On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
Unmodified, it will probably sound terrible (very 'bright with lots of > highs, weak lows), but with a bit of work, it will sound great - just > like Astatic intended. > My experience is different. When I first got my K3, I used an unmodified crystal-element D-104 I've had since 1956. No amps, no anything. I didn't do anything special with the K3 except adjust gain and ALC controls per the K3 manual. On the air checks with guru K9YC and on the 3830 net after an NCCC Sprint resulted in superb voice-quality reports. So, plug it in and give it a try (with on-the-air checks from people you trust). 73, Hank, W6SX Mammoth Lakes, California Elevation 8083 feet in John Muir's Range of Light ______________________________________________________________ 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
