[Elecraft] K3: Firmware 2.10 NR audio gain

[Tom Childers, N5GE]

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:35:11 -0600, KM5Q <km5q at mac.com> wrote:

>I just upgraded from 2.02 to 2.10 beta. Before, NR gain equalzation  
>(between on and off) was such that when I turned on NR, I had to  
>increase the AF GAIN to compensate for audio drop.
>
>Now, the gain equalization has been shifted the other way. When I turn  
>NR on, the gain goes UP. NR is working nicely, but I have to turn the  
>gain DOWN unless the signal is weak.
>
>I think they overcompensated with this new firmware. I would rather  
>they set the equalization in between the previous version and this  
>one. That way switching in NR will be a one-tap operation under all  
>conditions.
>
>It think the audio quality of NR is better now (less reverberation and  
>distortion) but that is a different subject.

I have noticed the same, but I am not unhappy with it.  However it occurs to me
that setting the AGC slope to compensate might be worth trying.

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