[Elecraft] Latest FW 3.44 and the NR/WIDTH

[Luis V. Romero]

All:

I don't hear a "POP", but I do sense that what is going on is that the DSP
settings are being "flushed" between settings when you tweak the controls.
There is a short "mute" when the settings are changed, then the audio comes
back up.  It also mutes when you press the encoders to change from HI/LO to
Shift/Width.  

Change the AGC from slow to fast and turn the BW encoders and you will see
what I mean.  The audio "mutes" and then ramps back up after the settings
change.

Its changed the controls from an "analog" feel to a "digital" feel.  From a
"infinitely variable" feel to a "discrete step" feel.  The analog radio feel
guys may not like it.  The digital radio feel folks will just take it in
stride as a digital artifact  :)

The positive result of this change is a good thing, however.  Now, it takes
less time for a setting to "adapt" when it is changed than it used to.
Before, when you tweaked the encoders, it took a couple of seconds for the
new setting to settle in and take effect.  Now, after the "step" to the new
setting, the new DSP setting is immediately applied.

While I don't really like the muting action and the "digital step" feeling,
I like the more immediate setting change as far as its use operationally.  I
can live with the muting action if I have to because the operational
advantages outweigh the new "stepped" feel of the controls, but it would be
nice if the audio didn't mute when the controls were adjusted from my
perspective.

On another subject, I completely agree with Ralph 'ZZI 3000% about the
default mode of the B>A function defaulting to match modes on both VFO's!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make that change!

-lu-w4lt-
K3 #3192

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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:24:21 +0000
From: Brian Alsop <alsopb at nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Latest FW 3.44 and the NR/WIDTH
Cc: Elecraft List <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
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I tried looking hard for this in both SSB and CW.

The only pop I hear is when width moves to a new filter.

Is there some other mode that this shows up in?

(Listening in earphones, with AFX off.)

73 de Brian/K3KO


Elliott Lawrence wrote:
> Thanks Hector....Glad it isn't just me being too picky!!!
> 
> I don't want to reload 3.3 to see the difference. Maybe somewho who hasn't

> upgraded can check that out.
> 
> 73
> Elliott WA6TLA

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