[Elecraft] K3 and QSK

[Fred Jensen]

Nor do I.  ATT=ON/PRE=OFF on 160, 80, and 40 unless 40 is unusually 
quiet.  Then I might set ATT=OFF [not common], ATT=OFF/PRE=OFF on 20, 
ATT=OFF/PRE=ON on 10, and sometimes PRE=ON on 15 [also not common]. I'm 
about 90% CW, I run QSK no QRQ most of the time, QRQ in contests. 
Paddle is on the K3, computer keys via WinKey USB.

I haven't touched the AGC settings since the firmware that added all of 
them came out and I never back off the RF GAIN.  AGC=F on CW and AFSK, 
AGC=S on SSB.  I'm moderately deaf from noise trauma many years ago, so 
AF GAIN is at about 12 to 1 o'clock.  I use headphones almost 
exclusively unless I'm just monitoring 14061 for a SOTA activation, my 
K3 sounds better than any radio I've ever had including the TS-850 which 
is noted for great audio.

I wonder how many of the various receive artifacts that are discussed on 
the list would be resolvable with very careful adjustment of AGC and 
other parameters?

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
- www.cqp.org

On 12/4/2014 11:02 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:

> I definitely don't have the CW QRQ problems that others seem to be
> describing.