[Elecraft] K3 Noise Reduction

[Roy Morris]

I find the K3 noise reduction to be acceptable.  My K3s are the best radios I have owned, but I think the noise reduction algorythms could be made better.  The best NR in my opinion is found in the Ten-Tec Omni VII.  There is very little SSB "coloring" in the Omni VII while background noise is drastically reduced producing a very quiet receiver under high QRN conditions.  I would still have my Omni VII if it did not lock up (ESD).  I hope the K3 NR firmware can be revisited and improved in the future making the best transceiver even better.  Roy  W4WFB