Wouldn't it make sense to change out the balun with something that provides a better match? Just a thought. Respectfully, Eric Fowler - WV3E

You can't please everyone all of the time. Some ops are less flexible than others, and have difficulty with menus. They will soon have a hard time finding new rigs without multipurpose controls and me

Speakers are a matter of personal preference. I use the M-Audio AV40 powered studio monitors with all of my rigs, not just the K3. The wide, flat frequency response lets me hear detail I miss even wit

I use a pair of M-Audio AV40 studio monitors. They sound terrific with the K3!

25 Watts is not max drive for the KPA-500. Mine varies by band. I spend most of my time on 40 meters, where I need about 30 watts to get 500 out. I usually only drive with 25 watts, which gives about

KQ3R Jim, I think you should increase the size of the cable feeding your K3. I got better readings with my setup. It's difficult to pull out of the cabinet so I didn't get a reading on the rear jack.

I have the 6.0, the 2.8 and the 2.1 filters in mine. As I narrow up the bandwidth, I see an improvement in the quality of the receive audio between 2.2 and 2.1 as the narrower filter switches in. Simp

I'm seeing the same thing here with K3 s/n 6219 on both power-on and power-off. I use a set of powered studio monitors so the thumps are pretty severe. I've taken to switching on the speakers after th