[Elecraft] Do I have a problem?

[Jim Brown]

On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:12:31 -0700 (PDT), ussv dharma wrote:

>It seems that most signals I hear are rather weak....is it that the K3 is 
>now allowing me to :hear: signals I didn't before?, OR is it that something
>is deficient?

What band(s), what antenna(s)?  The K3 is a very sensitive radio. 

There are some simple set-up things that could be causing signals to be weak. 
Perhaps the ATTenuator is on. Perhaps you have the RX antenna engaged. 
Perhaps you have connected the antenna to ANT1 and have ANT2 selected. 
Perhaps you have the RF gain turned down too far. Perhaps a filter gain 
setting is wrong. 

I suggest you study the pictorial of the front panel and display so that you 
recognize and understand all the read-out icons. Study the description of 
control functions in the manual. Study the menu settings in the manual. 

The K3 is a pretty straightforward radio, but with a lot of features that can 
be turned on and off, and a lot of variations in the way controls can be made 
to operate. 

73, Jim K9YC