[Elecraft] Introduction

[jim]

Jim,

I am a CW op.  No need for broadcast audio performance.  Just fewer
artifacts and hiss to my ears.  I run Sweepstakes CW and am more fatigued
with the K3 than the TS-590 after Sweepers.  

If I add an outboard Timewave DSP-599ZX to the audio path, this combination
sounds great to me and do not have the fatigue factor.  

Sorry I can't back this up with hard engineering figures, but my ears do not
like the audio (again just plain old CW with 250 Hz roofing filter and DSP
at 200 Hz).  As a retired engineer in audio, you are well aware of people's
perception on audio and there are times you just can't put an engineering
figure on all the stuff associated with perceived audio.

I am going as far as sending the rig back to Elecraft for them to have a
look at it, out of warranty, to see if there is an issue with just my rig.

BTW, great work on the TX bandwidth info.  It "smoked out some of incorrect
"feelings" that existed.

Jim
W6AIM



-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim
Brown
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 11:31 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Introduction

On Wed,5/13/2015 7:51 PM, jim wrote:
> I believe Rob's list is sorted on close signal receive performance.

Exactly right.  And my work has keyed on TX bandwidth. For all practical
purposes, Rob has not looked at TX. Yes, there are MANY other features and
specs that define a rig. Elecraft has chosen the design compromises and
ergonomics that work best for me. YMMV. :)

> The K3 is the best radio I have had, however, the audio leaves a lot 
> to be desired.  The K3 would not be my first choice if receive audio 
> was heavily weighted on my list of features.

Hmmm. I'm retired from a career in pro audio, and I'm quite pleased with
K3 audio. It's a communications radio, not a broadcast TX or RX.  I own
several very nice receivers for music and entertainment, and they cost me a
LOT less than a K3  -- I don't need my K3 to do that.

73, Jim K9YC
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