[Elecraft] K3 settings question

[Chris]

K3 with 8xxx has firmware version of 5.29, and I don't see AGC settings
other than AGC DCY and AGC HLD. I assume I need to update the firmware to
the latest one.

Chris KM1B

On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 4:01 PM David Sumner <dave.sumner.k1zz at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Chris, check the settings under CONFIG: AF GAIN. It is switchable between
> low and high.
>
> 73,
> Dave K1ZZ
> .
>
> On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 1:36 PM parinc1 <parinc1 at frontier.com> wrote:
>
>> As I recall, Ten Tec was known  for setting their AGC threshold quite
>> low. The result was that owners always commented on how "quiet" their
>> receivers were.
>> Turn off the AGC and then compare your volume settings.
>>  All a matter of taste.
>>  Dale W4OP
>>
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
>> on behalf of Chris <ve3uvt at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 10:45 AM
>> To: David Hachadorian <k6ll.dave at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Reflector Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 settings question
>>
>> It is interesting to see the AGC THR makes a noticeable difference, and I
>> will do the same as you suggested.
>>
>> Another note is that the audio volume is much different between them. The
>> one with 09xx serial number is noticeably louder. When 09xx is set at the
>> 9
>> o'clock position, 8xxx needs to be at 12 o'clock to have a comparable
>> audio
>> volume.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 10:19 AM David Hachadorian <k6ll.dave at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > 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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