[Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] K2/K3 Operating Tip: Using SCAN to keep an eye on your favorite (too-quiet) band

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Move to the countryside with no urban noise - go live in the middle of texas :-)

Thanks Wayne, very good things to try there.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108
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On 4 May 2011, at 16:42, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> If there's a high noise floor, try the following, in this order:
> 
> - Turn off the preamp, and possibly even turn on the attenuator
>  (SCAN is pretty sensitive, so it will stop on real signals above
>  the noise floor even with the attenuator on)
> 
> - Narrow the filter bandwidth and slow down the scan rate accordingly
>  (example: If you set WIDTH to 100 Hz, set RATE to 10 Hz rather than
>  50 Hz so you won't miss as many real signals)
> 
> - Try backing down RF GAIN a bit
> 
> - Use a lower-noise antenna
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> On May 4, 2011, at 8:36 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
> 
>> That's great and I like the idea, but with a variable S7 to S9 noise floor here, I find the K3 stops all the time - would you expect that or am I doing something wrong?
>> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108
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