[Elecraft] KX3 Headphone Clicks

[Jim Bennett]

Just for grins, I tried exactly the same test on my K3, same antenna, same band. No clicking. I'm hoping the engineers come up with a correction in the upcoming few weeks. I can live w/o the NR being turned on for now. Still getting familiar with the KX3 (mine is only a week old) and finding it to be a really fine rig.

Jim / W6JHB


On   Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013, at  Tuesday, 5:09 PM, Reginald J Mackey SR wrote:

> I ran the test and yes, it is there. I always thought it was just the background noise of the band popping back from transition to receive.
> 
> 
> Reggie k6xr
> Ham Radio Since 1955
> DXCC,RCC,WAZ
> QRP IS KING
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> On Dec 31, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Jim Bennett <w6jhb at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Reggie,
>> 
>> With your RF gain turned down a little, and the AF turned up a little, AND your NR set to level 1 or 2, do you hear any click on transition from transmit to receive in your headphones? I've use three very different sets of phones and still hear this. When I turn off NR, the problem goes away.
>> 
>> Jim / W6JHB
>> 
>> 
>> On   Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013, at  Tuesday, 4:37 AM, Reginald J Mackey SR wrote:
>> 
>>> I am using a Heil headset and a set of Bose head sets and I have no key clicks at all.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Reggie k6xr
>>> Ham Radio Since 1955
>>> DXCC,RCC,WAZ
>>> QRP IS KING
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Dec 31, 2013, at 1:51 AM, Dave <dave at g0dja.co.uk> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> What I'm hearing is probably the same thing, except I dont have NR switched on...
>>>> 
>>>> I'll read through the list of things to do to reduce the effect and see if any work out.
>>>> 
>>>> Dave (G0DJA)
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bennett"
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 2:40 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Headphone Clicks
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Dave,
>>>> 
>>>> What I'm having are not "clunks" - they are truly "clicks". And they happen when the KX3 returns from a transmit state to a receive state. I hear it with the external speaker somewhat, but more so with headphones turned on. This is probably due to the fact that there are other "things" in the room that I'm hearing, while with the cans on my head, I hear nothing but the KX3. And in my case, I can remove those clicks about 99.9% by turning off NR. I'm pretty confident that Wayne & the crew will have this one resolved pretty quickly.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim / W6JHB
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On   Monday, Dec 30, 2013, at  Monday, 5:33 PM, Dave wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I thought that the clunks were due to RF interference!
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