[Elecraft] K3: in-band-IMD etc. what does this mean to a user?

[hank k8dd]

And if you want to record your TX and RX audio it is very possible to 
overdrive the sound card because the Line Out level is controlled by the AF 
Gain control!

73    Hank    K8DD



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ignacy" <no9e at arrl.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: in-band-IMD etc. what does this mean to a user?


>
> Once I started a thread on eham on Mark V Field having high AF distortion;
> the second harmonic of a 400Hz carrier was only about 30 db below. After
> many exchanges it turned out that I was overdriving the sound card; after
> reducing the input the second harmonic was about 45 db below, not bad.
>
> 45 db is what they are finding. Not bad.
>
> Ignacy, NO9E
>

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