[Elecraft] Birdies

[Ken G Kopp]

Obvious questions ....

Do the birdies (mostly) go away when the antenna is disconnected?  Could
they be coming from in-house sources?

Are they there when the receiver is operated (on a battery) away from
potential sources?

73!

K0PP

On Mar 8, 2017 18:38, "GRANT YOUNGMAN" <ghyoungman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I LOVE my K3 … It’s the best radio I’ve owned (and I’ve owned
> many/most/all of the very best)., except on AM where my old Orion/Orion II
> (the ones I sold to buy the K3) were much better … but that’s a different
> issue.  (And E’craft won’t “formally" deal with it).   Everything else
> about the K3 is FAR superior.
>
> After, I don’t know 8-9 years of ownership ..  ALL (and I do mean ALL)
> hardware/software updates have been applied, including the new K3S boards
> that have been made available.  So it’s as up to date as possible.
> Still — the age old issue of “birdies” has been an elusive problem to
> solve.
>
> Just for the record .. I have 2x KYSYN3A’s installed, a subreciever, and
> the other usual updated stuff.  I’ve fiddled for hours with the birdie
> removal routines in firmware.  And yet — they’re everywhere.  Most are low
> enough in signal strength to ignore — but there are many LOUD ones here and
> there on 80/4020/and elsewhere that are just “there”.  Nothing really
> helps.  I just spent an evening fiddling with cable placement AGAIN, to no
> avail.
>
> I’ve followed carefully all of the cable routing instructions provided by
> Elecraft.  To no real effect.
>
> So my question is — has anyone found a SOLUTION??  I’m considering sending
> my radio to CA, but I'm concerned that after spending the $$$ to do that I
> won’t be any better off.
>
> To be clear — this isn’t a deal killer by any stretch  … just looking for
> input.
>
> Grant NQ5T
> K3 #2091, KX3 #8342
>
>
>
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