[Elecraft] My K3's Very Quiet

[W0SD Ed Gray]

Thanks for the correction. I was happy with the FT-1000D other than on 
10M I often had the AF cranked wide open.  It was worse with head phones 
than with the speaker.  I could of used more gain there.  Other than 
that I was satisfied with the gain.

For me the K3 has been a huge step forward for lots of reasons such as:
1. So much lighter
2. Two CW keying ports
3. Better IMD
4. Lines in and Line out
5. Better set up for RX antenna
6. RX diversity is easier for me to use
7. The radio keeps getting better with better firmware.
8. etc. etc,

I am a ham radio operator and not a radio technician but I do have a lot 
of operating experience and I know what works for me and what does not 
and I get no benefit with the K3 using the pre-amp below 10 meters.  On 
the other hand it does not mess me up that much as in reality most of 
the time I am listening to a signal so the pre-amp gain does not hurt as 
I am hearing it and not background noise.  For me it only comes into 
play on very weak signals where I prefer the pre-amp off or when 
seriously tuning around.

Ed W0SD

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