[Elecraft] KX3 VFO tuning noise...an observation...

[Wayne Burdick]

John,

Did you try setting RX SHFT to 8.0 on affected bands?

Wayne
N6KR

On Dec 18, 2012, at 3:05 PM, zendoc at netspace.net.au wrote:

>
>
> Hi Group,
>
> 	FWIW, I have an observation about the KX3 VFO tuning noise.
>
> 	
>
> 	I assembled my  #2511 (absent any options) from the kit.   Over
> a month of use, I noticed the raspy VFO tuning noise only on 10m, in
> quiet band conditions.  I couldn't hear it anywhere else.
>
> 	I later received the internal ATU, battery charger  and the filter
> module options and installed these all together in one session.
>
> 	
>
> 	After adding these modules, I have noticable tuning noise on all
> bands 17m and above.  It is reduced but not eliminated by the VFO NR
> menu setting.
>
> 	On 20m, I can hear the artefact, but it is less noticable and has a
> different quality:  softer and more like a pulsing shift in amplitude
> of the background band noise as the VFO is turned.
>
> 	
>
> 	None of this stops me enjoying my KX3, but for some reason, the
> artefact became noticable on my KX3 only after installation of my
> options.
>
> 	This is a "cosmetic" issue, without any functional impairment, but
> it's un-attractive and I'm hoping a fix might be found some day.
>
> 	
>
> 	73,
>
> 	John
>
> 	VK7JB
>
> 	
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