[Elecraft] [KX3] Key Clicks

[stan levandowski]

I have the same problem with my KX3 serial 0325, uC=1.5 and DSP=1.21.  I 
never really noticed it until I abandoned paddles and reverted to bug 
and 'swiper operation.  It's not impossible; just "unpleasant" so I turn 
down the AF gain with my left hand when transmitting.


It may have always been there but paddle usage doesn't really require 
the concentration that bug and 'swiper use demands to achieve proper 
spacing and timing.


Anyway...that's my two cents.


73, Stan WB2LQF


On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Mark Newbold wrote:

> I'm going to jump in here with my 2 cents worth, because I would 
> REALLY like Elecraft to clean up the QSK on the KX3.
>
> Recently I've been noticing annoying pops in the speaker when sending 
> CW. Maybe they've always been there. I never noticed them before. It's 
> been a while since I installed firmware, so they must have been 
> present but ignored for a while at least. They really jumped out at me 
> when I started playing with a new sideswiper paddle last week.
>
> The pops happen at key-up, not key-down.
> They are heard with the internal speaker and also with external 
> speaker or headphones.
> The pops are present when using the internal keyer, with an external 
> keyer, and with a hand key.
> If I send a series of dits while varying the keyer speed (with 
> external keyer), the pops are most pronounced around 19 wpm.
> My KX3 is S/N 77, on FW 2.11.
> Dual watch is not active. RIT and XIT are off.
> My AFX mode is DELAY.
> My QSK delay is set to 0.01 to try and reduce the QSK thumping.
>
> --Mark K7NEW
>
>
> On 9/13/2014 03:42, Joel Black wrote:
>>
>> With my KX3 terminated into a dummy load, split and dual watch 
>> active, VFO B 1 - 5.3 kHz up or down from VFO A, filter set to 450 Hz 
>> and centered, I am getting key clicks on VFO B. NB and NR are off.
>>
>> 73/72,
>> Joel - W4JBB
>> KX3 #1479
>>
>>
>
>
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