Re: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed

2010-01-10 Thread Don Wilhelm
Guy, In support of what you are communicating, I have been purchasing refurbished (and off-lease) IBM computers for some time now. They are always quite reliable and last me longer than other new computers that I have purchased in the past. The refurbished K3 DSP boards carry the full 1 year

Re: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed

2010-01-10 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
In the industry at large, refurbished boards tend to have a significantly lower failure rate than new boards. The public's reticence to using reworked electronics that aren't straight from fabrication is based on an urban myth. Refurbished electronic items are by and large a very good value. Wha

Re: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed

2010-01-10 Thread Steve Ellington
Makes me wonder if someone else will eventually end up with my old, defective board. I just figured it was caused by the change in capacitor values but what you're saying makes more sense. BTW: Did you notice any increase of bass with this new board? I can't say that I noticed any change. Steve

Re: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed

2010-01-10 Thread Eric Tichansky
ect your original had the same issue mine did, and was simply defective. 73 - no3m >> >> --- On Sat, 1/9/10, Steve Ellington wrote: >> >> From: Steve Ellington >> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed >> To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Date: Sat

Re: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed

2010-01-09 Thread Steve Ellington
quot;Elecraft Reflector" Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 4:51 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed > How about the TX side. AFAI understand it should do > "things" to TX audio. __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed

2010-01-09 Thread Jan Erik Holm
How about the TX side. AFAI understand it should do "things" to TX audio. / Jim SM2EKM - Wes Stewart wrote: > Is the spur at 3.9 KHz gone? > > --- On Sat, 1/9/10, Steve Ellington wrote: > > From: Steve Ellington > Subject: [Elecraft] K3

Re: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed

2010-01-09 Thread Wes Stewart
Is the spur at 3.9 KHz gone? --- On Sat, 1/9/10, Steve Ellington wrote: From: Steve Ellington Subject: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 9:41 AM The installation of the Rev D DSP board went smoothly. I updated the firmware and

Re: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed

2010-01-09 Thread Steve Ellington
I'm not sure about the db difference Guy. It would take me a while to get set up to measure that. 73 Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com - Original Message - From: "Guy Olinger K2AV" To: "Steve Ellington" Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 11:50 AM Subject:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed

2010-01-09 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
How far down dB-wise is the 3rd harmonic? On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Steve Ellington wrote: > The installation of the Rev D DSP board went smoothly. I updated the > firmware and all is well. > > The first thing I noticed was how much louder the headphones (Bose 32 ohm) > are. I use the FP j

[Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed

2010-01-09 Thread Steve Ellington
The installation of the Rev D DSP board went smoothly. I updated the firmware and all is well. The first thing I noticed was how much louder the headphones (Bose 32 ohm) are. I use the FP jack. The difference is huge. Before the upgrade, I ran the CW sidetone at 38. Now it's at 14! I'm not sure