[Elecraft] K3 Operating Tip: Combining noise blanking and noise reduction

[wayne burdick]

The K3 has quite an array of tools for dealing with noise. At my QTH, I 
have a compromise antenna for the low bands that serves up every type 
of noise imaginable, so I get plenty of chances to put these tools to 
the test.

When I switch to 160 m, I often hear strong pulse noise, as well as a 
drifting "hash" every 15 kHz or so (likely from a switching power 
supply) *and* a high level of atmospheric noise. Here's a general 
approach to dealing with noise:

Atmospheric (white noise):

Noise varies from band to band, so the K3 saves both DSP and IF noise 
blanker settings on a per-band/per-memory basis.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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