[Elecraft] SO2R thoughts

[Stephen Bloom]

You may well be correct.  As the sort of endless discussion :) has shown
...a lot of audio issues ..especially something like "fatigue" is pretty
subjective and I guarantee I haven't gotten the various adjustments "just
so."  I find it more of an issue on SSB than CW and it is something you see
on some of the eHam reviews.  I find W4TV's measurements persuasive as
opposed to others (or my own) anecdotal experiences, so I'll play around
with settings some more.  

73
Steve KL7SB


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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Al Lorona
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 9:24 PM
To: 'Elecraft Reflector'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SO2R thoughts

> 1)  another K3 ...Downside:  Expensive, It's more fun to have 
> different rigs to play with, and like others, I find the K3 can be 
> kind of "harsh" to listen to for many hours.

Really? The K3 is the least-fatiguing receiver I've ever heard.
 
It makes me wonder if folks are making judicious use of the many tools
available to make a K3 sound good.
 
The RF Gain needs to be backed off and the RX EQ adjusted to compensate for
your ears, your speakers or headphones, your bandwidth, your room, and your
mood. Same with HI and LO cut. You may have the bandwidth too wide (or too
narrow) for the purpose. Just because somebody says that 2.8 kHz or 1.8
kHz is the 'right' bandwidth means nothing.
 
The AGC system allows a wide range of settings that make big differences. A
good hour is required to set it up properly. I suspect many don't know how
or haven't bothered. Their opinions are worthless to me.
 
IN GENERAL -- I'm generalizing here-- in general, you will have the ATT
engaged and/or your RF Gain backed off of max; your RX EQ will be something
other than flat; you will have spent a day dialing in your AGC settings. If
not, your K3 is probably not set to the optimum. I'm not saying anything new
here.
 
Someone should set up a place where we can upload recordings made with a K3
to dispel this continuing myth that the K3 is 'noisy', 'harsh', 'fatiguing',
etc. And sorry, YouTube videos made by pointing a camera at a K3 and picking
up room sound do *not* count.
 
On the other hand, if you participate in contests, most contesters' audio is
so bad that, yes, I can understand your fatigue during a contest.
 
Al  W6LX
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