[Elecraft] need advice on rig

[ka9zap]

Hi Susan

I would also suggest playing with the RX eq I have serial # 3142 before 
the DSP change and found
that for my taste I liked the RX better if I pulled down the top two 
bands (#7) 2.4 kHz and
(#8) 3.2 kHz to  -5  this takes some of the high end shisssh hiss off 
receiver.
With a couple of (one time)  menu changes  you might find things better 
suited for you listening
pleasure.

If you rig is a later one the DSP board could be the latest one that 
will be better on your ears but if
its the earlier one then I think pulling down top two bands on the RX eq 
just might help you find the
feel / sound your looking for.

If you have K3ez utility loaded on your computer its easy to set the RX 
eq, if not use the [MENU]
tap to get to the main menu settings Page 52 on my manual revision D4.
Rotate the sub VFO B until you see RX EQ then press number the # key you 
want to change with the
VFO A knob setting the new value.
I have both 3.2 & 2.4 pulled down to -5 ...

Hope this makes sense and is something you can try Susan

Here is my subjective opinion I have had for the past 3 years plus a 
FT2000 DMU U-tuning kit
40/80 station, along came the K3  the born on date June 13 09 since 
having the K3 on
the air and doing a lot of A/B testing on RX the only thing I found to 
complain about with the K3
was the (thin) receive audio doing mostly cw this did not make that much 
difference to me. I did
the RX eq adjustment and have only transmitted on the FT2k 4 times all 
total now since the (Born
On Date) of the K3 there simply is no comparison in performance when 
push comes to shove
between these two radios.
Size was going to be an issue before I got my K3 running was my 
(preconceived opinion) but when
I started to play with the K3 size became a (no issue) right off.
After the first 6 months of A/B receive testing I hardly ever turn on my 
twice broke Yaesu on it's
a back up I don't think I will need anytime soon.

The only thing I miss is not having a triple band stacking register like 
the other radios in this class,
size and wait are a trade off and not a bad one at that.
This radio keeps evolving which is a very big plus no need to sell at 
half price to get the next
offering like the big 2 seem to have there customers doing every 2 1/2 
years or so.

Try setting you RX eq and see if this will help you find the sound your 
looking for.

88
Regards
Art
ka9zap

> -----Original Message-----
> rig
>
> Aloha:
>    I have had my K3 since last October.  I think I have given it a fair
> trail.  It is just too darned complicated for me.  I have never been able to
> get it to give the same background noise for cw as it gives for ssb.
>
> I think I want to get rid of it.
>
> Can anyone advise me of a rig, same price range, for me to purchase?
>
> Susan
>
> If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're
> headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm  AFA9SM                        
> USSV DHARMA 
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