[Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

[Jon Moody]

This is in response mostly to Guy,K2AV's post.  I am ashamed to say that I
really didn't know better .  Not having much experience with HF  equipment I
just assumed that it was meant to be really noisy and just lived with it. :)
  Of course this really annoys those around me so it tended to limit the
time that I could enjoy the radio without headphones. Not to mention my
aching ears after a 30 minutes under the headphones :)

Thanks to your explanation and  suggestions Guy you have increased my
enjoyment of the K3 1000 percent and made me REALLY appreciate the
difference in performance between my FT-897 and K3.

The K3 is truly an amazing radio.  I have had mine for almost a year now and
I continue to be happily surprised by it.

Now if I could only find a K3 equivalent on the VHF/UHF bands.  I know,
 transverters are the preferred path for weak signal work.  But I would
still prefer a dedicated high performance radio for the VHF/UHF bands as it
would better suited in general as an IF platform then an HF rig.   Until
then I have invested in an XV222 and Kenwood TR-751a.  I will probably end
up purchasing another K3 for use as a dedicated transverter platform to
launch myself up into the microwave bands especially now that the K3XREF
will be available soon..

In any case I would like to give my thanks to Guy and all the others on this
list that are patient enough to provide meaningful explanations about why
things work the way they do.

I also want to give my ongoing thanks to all those at Elecraft that continue
to provide some of the best equipment and customer service available at any
price...

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Thanks
Jon
KG6VDW