[Elecraft] K3 settings question

[David Hachadorian]

It's probably the AGC settings.  Here are my favorites:
agc dcy soft
hld 0.2
pls nor
slp 000
thr cw20, rtty17, ssb15
f 200
s 020

I have pf2 programmed to bring up agc thr, so I can change it when 
switching modes.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ


On 10/7/2024 6:24 AM, Chris wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a happy owner of K3.  I came across another K3 with an early serial
> number below 1000 in good condition at a local hamfest.  It works well,
> somehow better than my current K3, so my first reaction was, Wow.  It seems
> to have a lower noise floor and sounds slightly better.
>
> My question is, how can it be?  I have yet to compare all the settings for
> either radio.  The filter in my current K3 is 2.7kHz, and the new (new to
> me) K3 has 2.8kHz.  I am not 100% sure these filters can make that much
> difference.  Besides that, all hardware configurations are pretty much the
> same.  They both have updated KSYN3A modules.  This K3 with a lower serial
> number has KAT3, and my current K3 doesn't because I have KAT500.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Chris KM1B
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