[Elecraft] K3S vs. K3

[Mike Reublin NF4L]

I'm confused. How is it possible to hear anything with the audio gain knobby fully CCW, or as I like to put it, "off" ? Is the control not going full stop electrically?

73, Mike NF4L


> On May 17, 2015, at 12:12 PM, jim <jbollit at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> The hiss is always present, even fully CCW audio setting.
> 
> SSB operation does not even make my top ten list.
> 
> Life is only heard at bandwidth of 400 Hz or less.   ;>)
> 
> Jim
> W6AIM
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill
> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 6:20 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S vs. K3
> 
> 
> It is a fact that out of the box, many rigs do sound better than the K3
> - warmer and richer audio. That was my experience and is also reported by
> others. However, these rigs are not equals to the K3 in most other aspects
> and have no K-Line of supporting equipment available.
> 
> It took me a long time to get the K3 sounding the way I wanted it to - to
> suit my needs of armchair copy on 40/75/160 for rag chew. Hiss and audio
> response were both a problem, making my K3 less than desirable for my needs.
> 
> I decided to make use of all the various menu settings/changes/selections
> afforded by the K3 to get it to produce the audio I wanted. The Cady book
> was a help in understanding what the various settings do and why they do it.
> 
> I dogged and dogged the problems and menus. I asked for help and basically
> found I was in this by myself - other reflector users said the
> K3 sounded wonderful. To me, it did not. My TS480 ran audio rings around it
> - right out of the box.
> 
> By trial and error - and keeping careful notes - I eventually I found a
> combo of settings that work for me.  My K3 now provides rich warm receive
> audio via a pair of Behringer amplified speakers and is most pleasing to
> listen to for hours at a time.  Having said all this - I have to say my K3
> has excellent receive audio. I just had to dig to get to it.
> 
> Now, will I get the new synth? I don't know yet. I will first need to hear
> what experiences other K3 users are having with it. So far, none have
> replied to my question on the matter. However, that really doesn't matter
> much, as I am in no hurry.
> 
> Bill W2BLC K-Line
> 
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