"Hot" K3
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Thanks all for entertaining my query. Actually, in order to get K3 to show the usual 50mv S9 reading on the S-meter, I need to set the CONFIG S-Meter Offset and S-Meter range at their reduced stops. Otherwise S5 signals display S9 bars on the K3 meter. That's what tells me something is wrong. If there is a firmware setting or a hardware pot that adjusts the signal amplification level I'll need to reduce this. Hopefully, it is not a component out of spec that's causing this, but this may be the case. [Elecraft] "Hot" K3 Don: I had the same reaction upon first using my new K3 last year. The K3 is significantly more sensitive than my previous rig (IC-756 non-Pro), and as my noise environment is fairly high (inner suburb with ~110 dBm background noise), at first it seemed as if the K3 is fairly noisy. Also, while the S meter of most rigs are calibrated fairly well at S9, their meters are not linear (in dB units) at lower S unit readings (the K3 meter is very linear at 6 dB per S unit)-- with the result that the K3 meter readings are higher by a few S units. I find that I often use the attenuator and/or the RF gain to decrease the band noise in the K3 -- I rarely used these in my other rigs. Also, try playing with the AGC settings, particularly the THR and SLP settings, which can be customized to suit your operating conditions. Also, turning off the AGC and riding the RF gain can really help pull out very weak signals. Steve N9SZ Don Rasmussen wrote: "My new K3 #2308 shows two to three S-units high as compared to my other HF radios, \ and lots of hiss in the speaker audio at low AF levels." ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Hello Don, I do have a similar effect except that my first and second radio is a K3 (SN-0812 and SN-2185). - Same power-supply at the same time radio's ON - both on 50 Ohm dummy load - same roofing filter (2.7 Kc) - same filter gain (0 dB) - same DSP setting (Bw = 3.0 Kc / Fctr = 1.5 Kc) - same rx equilizers - same AGC settings (AGC-F, THR=6, SLP=5) - no S-meter changes (settings are factory default) - same RF gain setting - KRX disabled in SN-2185 - Both KANT 3 disabled and ANT 1 selected Result : 2 to 3 S-units difference (+/- 15 dB) on "internal" noise difference. This was the first test on 15 meter) That's a lot. How come? I can't say anything yet about the sensitivity. I will try to find someone with a "calibrated" signal source and make conclusions. It might all be differences in gain, but first of all I have to gain confidence... Has one of you a good suggestion a-priori? 73's, Evert PA2KW ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Thanks Dave,
Easy to forget something, but both are the same, ATT=OFF, PRE=ON I just tested it on all bands: same results on all bands. (May be only S-meter offset if possible ?) 73's, Evert PA2KW _____ From: David Gilbert [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 20:24 To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] "Hot" K3 You didn't mention ATT and PRE. I have found that sometimes when I reset my K3 it goes back to settings that turned one or the other on without my being aware of it. 73, Dave AB7E Evert Bakker (PA2KW) wrote: Hello Don, I do have a similar effect except that my first and second radio is a K3 (SN-0812 and SN-2185). - Same power-supply at the same time radio's ON - both on 50 Ohm dummy load - same roofing filter (2.7 Kc) - same filter gain (0 dB) - same DSP setting (Bw = 3.0 Kc / Fctr = 1.5 Kc) - same rx equilizers - same AGC settings (AGC-F, THR=6, SLP=5) - no S-meter changes (settings are factory default) - same RF gain setting - KRX disabled in SN-2185 - Both KANT 3 disabled and ANT 1 selected Result : 2 to 3 S-units difference (+/- 15 dB) on "internal" noise difference. This was the first test on 15 meter) That's a lot. How come? I can't say anything yet about the sensitivity. I will try to find someone with a "calibrated" signal source and make conclusions. It might all be differences in gain, but first of all I have to gain confidence... Has one of you a good suggestion a-priori? 73's, Evert PA2KW ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Evert - so I am among fine company. This justfies my mental state, either I am not at all crazy or I have found one soul to share my specific malady. I am comparing K3 #272 and K3 #2308, and the latter K3 is the "hotter". The both play so well, at first it was hard to decide which one was "affected". ;-) My difference can be as much as 20db. K3 #272 has the HAGC mod. Either the calibration department at Elecraft is having some bad days, or an unknown variation in parts is causing this. I hesistate to post issues to the email list without a conversation with Elecraft but in this case maybe we have stumble upon something they don't know. Cheers, Don --- On Mon, 3/16/09, Evert Bakker (PA2KW) <[hidden email]> wrote: > From: Evert Bakker (PA2KW) <[hidden email]> > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] "Hot" K3 > To: "'Don Rasmussen'" <[hidden email]> > Cc: "'Elecraft Discussion List'" <[hidden email]> > Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 11:57 AM > Hello Don, > > I do have a similar effect except that my first and second > radio is a K3 > (SN-0812 and SN-2185). > > - Same power-supply at the same time radio's ON > - both on 50 Ohm dummy load > - same roofing filter (2.7 Kc) > - same filter gain (0 dB) > - same DSP setting (Bw = 3.0 Kc / Fctr = 1.5 Kc) > - same rx equilizers > - same AGC settings (AGC-F, THR=6, SLP=5) > - no S-meter changes (settings are factory default) > - same RF gain setting > - KRX disabled in SN-2185 > - Both KANT 3 disabled and ANT 1 selected > > Result : 2 to 3 S-units difference (+/- 15 dB) on > "internal" noise > difference. This was the first test on 15 meter) > > That's a lot. How come? > > I can't say anything yet about the sensitivity. I will > try to find someone > with a "calibrated" signal source and make > conclusions. > > It might all be differences in gain, but first of all I > have to gain > confidence... > > Has one of you a good suggestion a-priori? > > 73's, Evert PA2KW > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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