K3 popping noise during QSK

[Julius Fazekas n2wn]

I noticed a phenomenon that was irritating during CQWW with my K3.

When a loud signal would be sending as I was transmitting in QSK a loud pop would occur from time to time.

This may be a simple setting issue. Any thoughts?

The only bad thing I can say about the K3 is that I can still hear more than I was able to work ;o)

73 and thanks for the QSOs,
Julius


Julius Fazekas
N2WN

Tennessee Contest Group
TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/

Elecraft K2/100 #3311
Elecraft K2/100 #4455
Elecraft K3/100 #366
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[Vic K2VCO]

Julius Fazekas wrote:
> I noticed a phenomenon that was irritating during CQWW with my K3.
>
> When a loud signal would be sending as I was transmitting in QSK a loud pop would occur
> from time to time.
>
> This may be a simple setting issue. Any thoughts?
>
> The only bad thing I can say about the K3 is that I can still hear more than I was able
> to work ;o)

QSK artifacts exist when there are loud signals or noise. Wayne promised that he would
look at this when he had some time :-)
--
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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[Julius Fazekas n2wn]

Thanks Vic!

I had suspected that I wasn't the first to notice it, but haven't been following the reflector very closely for a while.

Hope to catch you (and anyone else) in ARRL 160 this weekend. The K3 hears real good ;o)

73 & GL,

Julius


Julius Fazekas
N2WN

Tennessee Contest Group
TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/

Elecraft K2/100 #3311
Elecraft K2/100 #4455
Elecraft K3/100 #366


--- On Mon, 12/1/08, Vic K2VCO <[hidden email]> wrote:

> From: Vic K2VCO <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 popping noise during QSK
> To: [hidden email]
> Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]>
> Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 12:23 PM
> Julius Fazekas wrote:
> > I noticed a phenomenon that was irritating during CQWW
> with my K3.
> >
> > When a loud signal would be sending as I was
> transmitting in QSK a loud pop would occur
> > from time to time.
> >
> > This may be a simple setting issue. Any thoughts?
> >
> > The only bad thing I can say about the K3 is that I
> can still hear more than I was able
> > to work ;o)
>
> QSK artifacts exist when there are loud signals or noise.
> Wayne promised that he would look at this when he had some
> time :-)
> -- 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco

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[Joe Planisky]

Hmmm.  I wonder if this could be the other side of the AGC issue also  
being discussed currently?  That is, some folks are complaining that  
the AGC gain on key up is the same as it was on key down, so if a  
strong signal was present at key down, the receiver is unexpectedly  
deaf at key up.

But what if the opposite condition was present?  Weak or no signal  
present at key down and strong signal present at key up.  Might that  
result in an unexpected pop on key up as the AGC kicks in?

Just idle speculation.

73
--
Joe KB8AP

On Dec 1, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote:

> Julius Fazekas wrote:
>> I noticed a phenomenon that was irritating during CQWW with my K3.
>> When a loud signal would be sending as I was transmitting in QSK a  
>> loud pop would occur
>> from time to time.
>> This may be a simple setting issue. Any thoughts?
>> The only bad thing I can say about the K3 is that I can still hear  
>> more than I was able
>> to work ;o)
>
> QSK artifacts exist when there are loud signals or noise. Wayne  
> promised that he would look at this when he had some time :-)
> --
> 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA

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