[Elecraft] KX1 Receive Audio

[Dana Roode K6NR]

I have a KX1 that I hadn't used in awhile but I got it out recently.  Works
fine - made a couple of contacts with it - but the audio has some
"artifacts" at times.  Usually they are very quiet, and they  go away when
I hold the radio in my hand.  Some sort of odd grounding issue of some
sort?  I hear the artifacts even without an antenna.  It comes across as
clicking, almost always very quiet - you can hear it best if you turn down
the RF gain.

At any rate, the radio is quite usable but I thought I'd see if anyone else
has this issue.

  Dana