[Elecraft] K3 - perceived RX and TX audio

[Jim Brown]

On Thu,2/26/2015 11:54 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
> At this point, that fix was a long time ago. Elecraft has been working on
> the K3 for what, seven years now. Any complaint made first 5 years ago is
> likely long since fixed, though some, with one complaint fixed, seem to
> take little joy in that and immediately look for something else to complain
> about.
>
> Some people still have a theoretical complaint about one device in the
> analog RF/IF RX string, but I have never been able to hear anything they
> were complaining about.

I'm retired from a long career in pro audio (including a lot of 
recordings of acoustic jazz of the highest musical quality) and time in 
broadcasting. My ears and brain know the difference between broadcast 
audio, recording quality audio, and ham radio audio.

I mostly work CW, but do SSB and RTTY for contesting and DX chasing, as 
well as WSJT modes for small signal work. My K3s were bought new and 
have serial numbers in the range of 800 and 1800 (i.e., the first year 
of production) and get all the firmware updates. I've never been 
bothered by what I've heard coming out of good quality headphones 
connected to my K3s, nor with the audio that I'm transmitting.

As Riley Hollingsworth has said on more than one occasion, if you want 
to transmit broadcast quality audio, buy or go to work at a broadcast 
station. And I will add, if you want to listen to broadcast or recording 
quality audio, turn on you home entertainment system.

73, Jim K9YC