Diversity Mode filter selection question

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I'm the proud owner of four K3 radios at my contest station and one of my
new K3 (89XX) is doing something different than the other three and I'm
trying to understand what it's doing.

 

In the diversity mode as I change the width control and reach the selection
points for different CW filters to be selected I hear what sounds like two
(one after the other) clicks of what I'm guessing is the two new filters
being selected as the width is either decreased of increased. This same dual
clicking sounds happen at each filter selection point.

 

What's weird is that the other three K3 radio don't do this.  Is it a
different configuration setting?  If so, what is the configuration setting?

 

This same radio doesn't make any clicking sound when changing the width
control, filters when it's NOT in diversity mode.

 

Any ideas of what happening and why?

 

Thanks for any help.

 

73 Bill  W4RM

 

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[Guy Olinger K2AV]

In the filter configurations the filter lineup and width definitions must
be identical or you will get state changes in the main and sub RX that do
not happen at the same time in diversity.  If the filter offsets are
incorrect you can get a similar effect.

73, Guy K2AV

On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, Bill OMara via Elecraft <
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> I'm the proud owner of four K3 radios at my contest station and one of my
> new K3 (89XX) is doing something different than the other three and I'm
> trying to understand what it's doing.
>
>
>
> In the diversity mode as I change the width control and reach the selection
> points for different CW filters to be selected I hear what sounds like two
> (one after the other) clicks of what I'm guessing is the two new filters
> being selected as the width is either decreased of increased. This same
> dual
> clicking sounds happen at each filter selection point.
>
>
>
> What's weird is that the other three K3 radio don't do this.  Is it a
> different configuration setting?  If so, what is the configuration setting?
>
>
>
> This same radio doesn't make any clicking sound when changing the width
> control, filters when it's NOT in diversity mode.
>
>
>
> Any ideas of what happening and why?
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>
>
> 73 Bill  W4RM
>
>
>
> Please use [hidden email] <javascript:;> <mailto:[hidden email] <javascript:;>>
> as my primary account
>
>
>
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[Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2]

Hello Bill,

During normal operation there a no clicks when changing a filter.

My K3 is an older one, but ever since I have the NEW SYNTH's on board,
there's a lot of clicking going on when I change the width of the
filters in Diversity mode.

Nothing to worry about. I think the relays are on the new Synt-boards?  
Everything works. The diversisty is brilliant.

73
Arie PA3A



Op 24-2-2016 om 0:53 schreef Bill OMara via Elecraft:

> I'm the proud owner of four K3 radios at my contest station and one of my
> new K3 (89XX) is doing something different than the other three and I'm
> trying to understand what it's doing.
>
>  
>
> In the diversity mode as I change the width control and reach the selection
> points for different CW filters to be selected I hear what sounds like two
> (one after the other) clicks of what I'm guessing is the two new filters
> being selected as the width is either decreased of increased. This same dual
> clicking sounds happen at each filter selection point.
>
>  
>
> What's weird is that the other three K3 radio don't do this.  Is it a
> different configuration setting?  If so, what is the configuration setting?
>
>  
>
> This same radio doesn't make any clicking sound when changing the width
> control, filters when it's NOT in diversity mode.
>
>

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Thanks Arie... I would still like to hear from ELECRAFT why my other K3 with
New Synth boards DO Not have these relay clicks but my newest K3 89XX does.

Not sure I'm ready to accept that all is well until someone can explain what
is happening with these clicking noises.

Thanks for your input.

73 Bill W4RM

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-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Arie
Kleingeld PA3A
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 5:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Diversity Mode filter selection question

Hello Bill,

During normal operation there a no clicks when changing a filter.

My K3 is an older one, but ever since I have the NEW SYNTH's on board,
there's a lot of clicking going on when I change the width of the filters in
Diversity mode.

Nothing to worry about. I think the relays are on the new Synt-boards?  
Everything works. The diversisty is brilliant.

73
Arie PA3A



Op 24-2-2016 om 0:53 schreef Bill OMara via Elecraft:
> I'm the proud owner of four K3 radios at my contest station and one of
my
> new K3 (89XX) is doing something different than the other three and
> I'm trying to understand what it's doing.
>
>  
>
> In the diversity mode as I change the width control and reach the
selection
> points for different CW filters to be selected I hear what sounds like
two
> (one after the other) clicks of what I'm guessing is the two new
> filters being selected as the width is either decreased of increased.
> This same
dual
> clicking sounds happen at each filter selection point.
>
>  
>
> What's weird is that the other three K3 radio don't do this.  Is it a
> different configuration setting?  If so, what is the configuration
setting?
>
>  
>
> This same radio doesn't make any clicking sound when changing the
> width control, filters when it's NOT in diversity mode.
>
>

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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Bill,

Just as a wild guess, do you have matched filters in one and some
unmatched filters in the other?
With the new synth boards and the updated software, you can do diversity
without matched filters, but the K3 handles the synthesizers differently
that it does with matched filters.

If you do have some unmatched filters, the K3 will use both synthesizers
(instead of slaving the sub off the main synth) - and that could be the
reason for the relay clicks.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/24/2016 6:13 PM, Bill OMara via Elecraft wrote:
> Thanks Arie... I would still like to hear from ELECRAFT why my other K3 with
> New Synth boards DO Not have these relay clicks but my newest K3 89XX does.
>
> Not sure I'm ready to accept that all is well until someone can explain what
> is happening with these clicking noises.
>
>

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Here the filters that are in my K3 SN89XX.  The SAME filters are in both the
MAIN and the SUB receiver  2.7, 1.8, 700, 400, 200.  The radio has all new
SW loaded last Thursday when the sub receiver and filters were added.  I
checked the K3 utility program and they are configured the same in both the
main and sub receiver.

The 200 HZ filters are a match pair with the same offsite.

NO clicks when changing the filters in NON diversity mode but dual click
when change filter selection BW (at transition points) in Diversity mode.
(Full e-mail below).

73 Bill W4RM

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 6:31 PM
To: Bill OMara <[hidden email]>; 'Arie Kleingeld PA3A' <[hidden email]>;
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Diversity Mode filter selection question

Bill,

Just as a wild guess, do you have matched filters in one and some unmatched
filters in the other?
With the new synth boards and the updated software, you can do diversity
without matched filters, but the K3 handles the synthesizers differently
that it does with matched filters.

If you do have some unmatched filters, the K3 will use both synthesizers
(instead of slaving the sub off the main synth) - and that could be the
reason for the relay clicks.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/24/2016 6:13 PM, Bill OMara via Elecraft wrote:
> Thanks Arie... I would still like to hear from ELECRAFT why my other
> K3
with
> New Synth boards DO Not have these relay clicks but my newest K3 89XX
does.
>
> Not sure I'm ready to accept that all is well until someone can
> explain
what
> is happening with these clicking noises.
>
>


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