Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-18 Thread Adi Andrei
Better hold off until the VFO tunning noise is fixed, or you will be quite surprized and once you hear it you won't be able to ignore it. Adi M0THX On Dec 17, 2012, at 7:47 AM, WN8HGZ wrote: Wayne and Elecraft team . I have been holding off purchasing kx3 until most of the bugs both

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-18 Thread Phil Hystad
How come I don't hear this VFO tuning noise on my KX3? As far as I know, I do not have this problem. phil, K7PEH On Dec 18, 2012, at 10:12 AM, Adi Andrei e.adi.and...@gmail.com wrote: Better hold off until the VFO tunning noise is fixed, or you will be quite surprized and once you hear it

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-18 Thread Bob Stephens
Probably for the same reason I don't here it. At my location the atmospheric noise exceeds the VFO noise. When I go out to the state park near here then I can hear it a little but with VFO NR on it doesn't bother me.My IC706MkIIG and FT-817 don't have any tuning noise but they can't pull

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-18 Thread Phil Hystad
OK, I probably wouldn't notice it then unless I was on 10 meters where it is very quiet usually. Maybe I will look for it this afternoon -- is it just white noise when you turn the VFO ?? phil On Dec 18, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Bob Stephens a...@bobandgloria.com wrote: Probably for the same

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-18 Thread Robert Vargas (KP4Y)
Wow, I wonder if this only a issue with certain units. I have a KX3 and I love it. Yes, I can hear artifacts and some other weird stuff (has a result of its SDR design) but that has not prevented me from hearing any signal clearly and working lots of DX even with 5 or 10 watts. I'm really glad

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-18 Thread Robert Vargas (KP4Y)
Phil, Same experience as you on this side. 73, Robert-KP4Y Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: How come I don't hear this VFO tuning noise on my KX3? As far as I know, I do not have this problem. phil, K7PEH On Dec 18, 2012, at 10:12 AM, Adi Andrei e.adi.and...@gmail.com wrote: Better

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-18 Thread Bob Stephens
The noise sounds like scratching. As if there was something rubbing on the VFO knob. Put the radio on a dummy load, tune to 10M, make sure menu item VFO NR is off, and then tune the dial with the audio level up. On the couple of bands where I have heard the noise, i.e. 10M, I turned on VFO

[Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-17 Thread WN8HGZ
Wayne and Elecraft team . I have been holding off purchasing kx3 until most of the bugs both software and hardware have been worked out. Could some from elecraft give a written summary of what's been fixed and maybe what might be left. There has been so much traffic on this problem and that

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-17 Thread hawley, charles j jr
-boun...@mailman.qth.net [elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] on behalf of WN8HGZ [wn8...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 9:47 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion Wayne and Elecraft team . I have been holding off purchasing kx3 until most of the bugs both

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-17 Thread Don Wilhelm
Brian, I cannot give you an official Elecraft answer, but I will share my opinion. The KX3 hardware is stable - there have been a few (but very few) changes since the first KX3 shipped (I have the first one off the production line). Elecraft always offers a path to upgrade the hardware with

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-17 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Brian, I think you are being confused by the way Elecraft works. They're not like most other companies. With most companies what they release for sale is all there is. Unless the product utterly fails to perform it will see no further improvements and changes. Improvements will appear in a new

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-17 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi Brian, The only major firmware feature not yet available is the DVR (digital voice recorder). I just got that working last night and should have field-test code early this week. There are numerous outstanding minor bugs and wish-list items, but this is typical for a product less than

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 guestion

2012-12-17 Thread Robert Vargas (KP4Y)
Hi Wayne, I understand the KXPA100 is expected to be released during 1Q of 2013. However, what the expected release date for the KX3-2M module? I sold my FT-897D to buy the KX3 and I really miss 2M. On a side note...just got my KPA500 amp about 1 week ago and I love it! 73, Robert-KP4Y