[Elecraft] K-3 Noise Reduction

[Bill (K9YEQ)]

Ron,

I don't have the 5k to compare, but have read and tried all the settings of
the K3 for AGC and NR/NB.  I have found the wide variety of settings very
beneficial as I can set the K3 for the best performance in my situation.  I
think that a recent post had at least 4 URL's you could visit to help you
understand the settings.  The K3 does so much more than any radio I have
owned or own.  I can foul up the NR or NB along with the AGC settings just
as well as any good appliance operator can, so some trial and error along
with a technical read on how these functions interact will turn any
appliance operator into a knowledgeable and successful user.   

One more aside:  I can get rid of most any noise with AGC settings, but
these will knock the signals down a bit.  The electric fence across the
street with S5 signals can be eliminated!  But not without some signal loss.
The underlying noise level is around s2-3 most days.  

73,
Bill
K9YEQ

-----Original Message-----
I have a K-3, S/N 1997 and was talking to a friend who also has a K-3 on the
air recently.  He mentioned that he also recently purchased a Yaesu FT 5000
and noticed that the noise reduction on the FT 5000 seems to do a better job
of reducing the noise while still having good copy on the signal.

I told him that I don't use the NR often, and when I have tried it, I also
notice that even in the 1-1 setting the signal seems to lose some of its
clarity.  So I'm hoping this is a cockpit issue on our end and that some of
you have your NR working well.  Any comments would be appreciated.  Other
than this, I still really love my K-3.  I also am using the LP-Pan Adapter
and find it really makes my single receiver K-3 almost a Flex 1000 on the
receive, and I can listen to 2 signals via stereo headphones, one in each
ear.

73

Ron

AE6RH