[Elecraft] [K3] Noisy K3 receiver

[Julian, G4ILO]

DM4iM wrote:
> 
> Gentlemen,
> i played with AGC THR on 2 different K3's this afternoon.
> To me both sound more pleasant with AGC THR 2 on strong signals.
> But digging out the weak ones becomes difficult, the signal sounds mushy.
> Try it, change AGC THR while listening to a very weak ssb-signal.
> It becomes more and more readable the closer you get to 5, the default.
> The signal stands out, even though the noise is higher.
> 

That fooled me the first time I tried it.

The noise isn't higher, everything is louder. If you increase THR while at
the same time reducing the AF gain to keep the signal level the same, the
difference should be more noticeable.

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