[Elecraft] K3 SSB audio recording sent to me

[Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO]

After working 6 meters in the ARRL VHF QSO Party this weekend, a friend of mine in Louisiana emailed me a receive audio capture, just a couple of minutes, of me running a pileup (something I was able to do for hours at a time, due to fantastic sporadic-E conditions). I guess there's no good reason why I should have been surprised, but I was AMAZED at good it sounded! I was using a Heil ProSet with HC-5, Tx equalization flat, and running about 25 dB of compression with 5 bars of ALC on peaks. He was receiving me at S9+ levels, though I don't know what kind of transceiver he was using. But it sure sounded outstanding. I'm proud to be putting out an SSB signal that sounds this good. Well done, Elecraft.

Bill W5WVO
New Mexico