[Elecraft] K3: very quiet on CW

[Phil Wheeler]

Of course, and I assume he's using bandwidth control to do that. 

Phil -- Sent from my iPhone 5S

> On Nov 19, 2016, at 12:15, Ken Arck <ken at arcomcontrollers.com> wrote:
> 
> Only if the bandwidth is narrower
> 
> (all things being equal, there is no difference in noise floor between SSB and CW if the bandwidth is identical)
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> At 11:11 AM 11/19/2016, Phil Wheeler wrote:
>> CW or maybe it's just because CW is quieter than SSB?
>> 
>> Phil W7OX-- Sent from my iPhone 5S
>> 
>> > On Nov 19, 2016, at 10:59, Dale Parfitt <parinc1 at frontier.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I don't understand the term quiet in this instance because at HF our noise
>> > floor is limited by manmade, atmospheric and galactic noise. If your noise
>> > floor does not increase when you connect the antenna, something is likely
>> > set very wrong.
>> >
>> > Dale W4OP
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
>> > Kbeckman at wi.rr.com
>> > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2016 1:17 PM
>> > To: Bill
>> > Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: very quiet on CW
>> >
>> > Welcome to the K3 on CW!
>> >
>> > Yes, it is that quiet!!  Try a KX3 it is even quieter!!!
>> >
>> > This radio opened a new world for me on CW a few years ago.
>> >
>> > Even though you don't have the CW filter, you can still utilize the filters
>> > you have, and DSP filtering to narrow your bandwidth down to 50 Hz.
>> >
>> > Your K3 is an amazing rig.
>> >
>> > Keith
>> > K9GL
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Bill" <w2blc at nycap.rr.com>
>> > To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2016 11:33 AM
>> > Subject: [Elecraft] K3: very quiet on CW
>> >
>> >
>> > I have not used my K3 for CW, so I have no experience with it. So, a
>> > couple of days ago I decided to give it a try, after all - winter is
>> > coming.
>> >
>> > When I switched to CW mode - things got deathly quiet. Quiet as in all
>> > the background noise vanished - along with most of the signals. I could
>> > see them unchanged on the P3 - but, had to turn up the audio gain to
>> > hear them. With the audio gain up, I could hear everything that my other
>> > rigs were hearing - except no background noise. Compared to my past
>> > experience - this is not normal.
>> >
>> > I am using a K3 set up for SSB and only having the 2.7. 2.1, and 6 kc
>> > filters. Some ACG changes have been made to afford improved arm chair
>> > copy on 75 and 40 meters.
>> >
>> > My question: Have I been missing out on using the quietest CW rig ever
>> > made or is there something wrong with my receiver? It just seems too quiet.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Bill W2BLC K-Line
>> >
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