[Elecraft] u want nice audio?

[Charles Harpole]

U want to hear nice ham audio?

Listen to an SX-101 with the 12 inch Hallicrafters matching spkr.

Listen to a Collins 75A-4 with its matching speaker.

Otherwise, 3 inch tin is tin and the laws of physics still apply.

73

Charles Harpole

k4vud at hotmail.com






> From: stewart at baker.nildram.co.uk
> To: KK at ccf.net; ian at gb7mbc.net; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:28:21 +0100
> Subject: Re: AW: [Elecraft] Re: K3 Audio
> CC:
>
> Is that really so ?
>
> If that's the case, then the design is poor..
>
> 73
> Stewart G3RXQ
> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:32:55 +0200, Koppendorfer Klaus wrote:
>> did you use the line out ?? The Line Output
>> transformers of the K3, saturate at normal program levels
>> try Headphone out on Frontplate and you will see no Harmonic´s
>>
>> 73
>> OE6KYG
>> KX1 244
>> K2 1331
>> K3 115
>>
>>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>> Von: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-
>>> bounces at mailman.qth.net] Im Auftrag von Ian Maude
>>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 06. August 2008 09:27
>>> An: elecraft Reflector
>>> Betreff: Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3 Audio
>>>
>>> Bob Cunnings wrote:
>>>> If you listen to Sherwood's presentation, you'd hear him state
> that
>>>> the distortion problem he discusses occurs only when driving a
> low
>>>> impedance (speaker) load. If driving a high Z load like, say,
> powered
>>>> speakers, or using headphones, there is no problem.
>>>>
>>> There is still a bit of a problem on receive audio. This has
> been there
>>> for some time and exists in the form of harmonics. The 3rd
> harmonic is
>>> quite easy to see and repeatable. I used HRD to show this on
> the
>>> waterfall after a conversation with a friend.
>>> You can clearly see the harmonic at..
>>>
>>> http://www.gb7mbc.net/docs/K3Audiotrace.doc
>>>
>>> 73 Ian
>>>> So that might explain your observations.
>>>>
>>>> Bob NW8L
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Geoffrey Downs
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Would be interesting to know the detail of what Rob Sherwood
> said, but
>>> I
>>>>> agree with you, Dave. The tx and rx audio on my K3 sounds
> cleaner,
>>> brighter
>>>>> and clearer to me than my now obsolescent FT1000MP Field even
> before
>>>>> applying any equalisation. I use either a headset or a couple
> of small
>>>>> external computer speakers.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 to all
>>>>>
>>>>> Geoff
>>>>> G3UCK
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave G4AON"
>>> 
>>>>> To: 
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:55 PM
>>>>> Subject: [Elecraft] Re: K3 Audio
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Bottom line to me is the K3's audio is fine. And no, I'm not
> on
>>> commission
>>>>>> from Elecraft!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73 Dave, G4AON
>>>>>> K3/100 #80
>>>>>>
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>>> --
>>>
>>> Ian J Maude, G0VGS
>>> SysOp GB7MBC DX Cluster
>>> Member RSGB, GQRP
>>> K2 #4044 |K3 #455
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