[Elecraft] K3 settings question

[Chris]

They both have AF GAIN at HI. I am going to update the firmware and will
see if it is related to AGC settings. I am still learning as these two K3's
are fairly new to me.

Thanks for your info.

Chris KM1B


On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 5:20 PM Chris <ve3uvt at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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