[Elecraft] Noisy K3 receiver

[Bill K9YEQ]

Don & all,

I was also besieged with noise.  I changed my settings which I acquired, not
sure because the memory is failing :-),  and tried your minimum settings...
my GOSH, a whole new world.  I will test further, but so far on a very
"noisey" 75, the radio quited right down.  We forget about all the internal
settings.  I do not yet have the DsP upgrade but will once the 144m mod
becomes available so there is only one entrance into the radio to accomplish
the upgrades.


73,

Bill
K9YEQ
K2 #35; KX1 #35; K3 #1744; mini mods
ATS-3B


-----Original Message-----
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The only way I can get my K3 to have almmost as much noise with the 
antenna removed as it has with the antenna connected is to set the AGC 
Threshold to its minimum value (002).  My AGC Threshold is normally set 
at 008.  As a side-point, I set my AGC SLP at 002 because that produces 
a response similar to that of the K2 which I liked - weak signals sound 
weaker, strong signals stronger and I can judge that without reference 
to the S-meter.

If you wish to try some other tests, let me know and I will try to help.

73,
Don W3FPR