I recall an old saying. Something about not seeing the forest for the trees. Well, time to get the chain saw out and cut some wood!
Yep, the mic gain control is sitting right there on the front of the rig. I suspect it's probably been there all along, but obviously, I'd be the wrong person to say. And ya know what? When I turn that little control counterclockwise, well, the audio picked up by the microphone is no longer an issue! Durn clever of these Icom folks to put that right there! Guess I've been controlling the gain via the software for so long that I never even considered the obvious solution! Now I can turn my attention to much more important matters - like figuring out if the little light in the fridge really DOES go out when I close the door! Many thanks and 73 Larry! Dave KB3MOW W2ZEY wrote: > > Dave, > > This is what Tigertronics says about the early 746 model: > > “Some customers have reported that the IC-746 (early model only) does > NOT mute the Mic when keyed from the Accy Port. If this is the case > with your radio, then you will need to turn the radio's Mic Gain down > and/or unplug the microphone…” > > The Mic gain on your radio is on front – not buried in a menu. Does > turning the gain all the way down take care of the problem? That’s a > lot more convenient than unplugging the microphone and cheaper than > building a switch box… unless you want to build a project for fun, > that is. > > 73 / Larry / W2ZEY > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Monday, June 16, 2008 2:33 PM > *To:* digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* RE: [digitalradio] Microphone putting audio into PSK > transmissions > > I'd be real careful taking my word for things, Larry - I can't even > remember breakfast this morning hi hi! > > Haven't had any problems with the Buxcomm in the 6 months or so that I've > used it. Had to return the first one I bought as defective, but he > replaced it real quick and this one has been fine. Since it feeds the PC > audio to ACC-1 I don't beleive it could be causing the microphone to > activate, but that's why I ask these questions hi! > > I'm thinking of using two input jacks on this project - one for the > headset mic and one for the hand mic. One output would feed the mic jack > on the 746, and a 8-pole, 3-position rotary switch would select between > either mic, or "none" when I'm on digital. That would switch the mic audio > right out of the circuit. Just need to find out if that will do it for me. > > Tnx es 73 > Dave KB3MOW > > ------------------------------------ Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked Check our other Yahoo Groups.... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxlist/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contesting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
