Posted by Steve Ellington on Apr 05, 2009; 9:09pm URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/My-K3-s-hissy-and-noisy-audio-tp2588008p2590095.html
Perhaps the band noise is more obvious in the K3 because the low frequency
audio is restricted causing the noise to be distributed over a more narrow
range. This lack of bass tends to induce for ear fatigue.
Steve Ellington
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> Hi all,
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> In my view the only "problem" with the K3 being "hissy" is the AGC
> threshold. On 20m and below even with AGC threshold set to the maximum
> (008), just the atmospheric noise is at or above the threshold and this is
> indeed tiring to listen to. I solve the problem by turning down the RF
> gain; I notice many others instead turn the AGC slope way up (actually low
> number), which has a similar effect for strong signals. Very high on my
> wish list is for at least another 5dB increase in the AGC threshold. The
> present range 002-008 is just not enough.
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>>Sorry to pop this balloon but I'm in Arizona, USA and I concur.
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