[Elecraft] K3 on-channel strong signal overload?

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

It would be great if any such automatic changes can be turned off.

I like tools that let me control what happens. I'm not an avid contester, so
whizzing through QSO's at breakneck speed in heavy QRN is of little
interest. 

Understanding the impact of each part of the radio and learning how to
operate it to achieve the best results under all conditions is of great
interest and a source of pleasure. 

The less the radio anticipates what I want, the better I like it. Already,
I'm constantly tripping over things that change 'per mode' or 'per band'.
Sometimes it takes longer for me to figure out what the radio did to me
automatically than what I want to do manually. 

Guess that's why I drive a car with a stick shift (and disconnected the
"idiot" light that tells me when to shift ;-)

Ron AC7AC



-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of wayne burdick
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 10:42 AM
To: n7ws at yahoo.com
Cc: pd0psb; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on-channel strong signal overload?

So noted on the firmware list. I'll be doing some controlled tests with 
very strong signals.

tnx
Wayne
N6KR

On May 5, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Wes Stewart wrote:

>
> I started composing a message yesterday about this and got called 
> away.  Paul has now sort of beaten me to it, but what I had written 
> was:
>
> "Seems to me that the radio ought to be smart enough to correct (at 
> least partially) these issues.
>
> If the preamp needs disabling and/or the attenuator needs engaging 
> then the firmware should do it."