[Elecraft] K3 Audio, SSB and CW.

[Fred Jensen]

Don Rasmussen wrote:
> One of the first things that will happen upon the
> release of the K3, is someone will connect a D104 to
> it. ;-)

FWIW:  While visiting some antique stores with friends in Lincoln City 
OR last week, I came upon a very pristine D104 for $85.  It had the 
"grab-switch" PTT with the slider for locking.  About the only issue was 
that the name plate on the top was a bit corroded or maybe very dirty. 
I don't know if it was the amplified version or not.  I also don't know 
if $85 is a good price, however it did appear that the guy seemed to 
have a rather high opinion of the value of his other stuff.  I decided 
not to make an offer because I couldn't figure out where I'd put it on 
the operating desk and I use headfones and a boom mic anyway, but I was 
tempted :-)

QUESTIONS:  I'm about to order my K3, and I'm thinking of adding the 
Heil headfones/mic to the order.  War took out most of my hearing 40 
years ago, and I need to run the AF gain close to "afterburner roar" 
since my hearing aids don't work under the fones. I run my TS850 at 
about 2 o'clock [maybe 1/8 of the top, pretty much at the distortion 
point] My K2 is a little short on RX audio and I've got a little Radio 
Shack amp that I use to fix that.  Will the K3/Heil combination give me 
enough RX audio?

I haven't heard much chatter about the audio equalizer in the K3.  Has 
anyone experimented with it?  Does it work for both RX and TX audio?  Is 
it a standard feature of the base K3?

73,

Fred K6DGW
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