Who uses the Elecraft hand mic? I do and mic gain has to be set low; i.e. around 8 or 9 to prevent clipping and flat topping as viewed on a monitor scope. This is with mic sensitivity set to low in the menu. I was once told that the hand mics are a tad hot, but mine seems to be excessively so.
Regardless, my comp is set to 15 or 20 and I get excellent audio reports. James K2QI Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Prior <s...@sjprior.fsnet.co.uk> Sender: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:21:00 To: elecraft<elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation I use the Heil MD2 microphone which has an electret element. I have both compression and mic gain set to 25, and mic set to front panel low with bias. I have far more 'talk power' than I have enjoyed with any previous radio. 73 Stephen G4SJP On 20/08/2010 04:24, "Joseph Trombino, Jr" <w...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> Hi >> >> We are the proud owners of 6 K3/100 used at the FY5KE contest station. >> These radios has been delivered around mid-2008 and their serial numbers >> are in the 012xx range. >> >> After using mostly these rigs for SSB contesting in FY5KE or in other >> places, we are still facing a lack of "dynamics", "punch", >> "penetration", "power", whatever you call it. In other words, when >> comparing this rig to our radios we previously used (TS-850), with the >> same microphone (Heil HC-4 element) and the same output RF power, the K3 >> is clearly way behind in term of "average power" we can read on the Bird >> wattmeter wired on its RF output. Even if observing the wattmeter needle >> is not a very scientific measurement (we admit it), various comparative >> reports on the air do confirm our feeling. >> >> We spent time on various available settings (mic gain, compressor level, >> etc), with no luck, excepted a very distorted and awful audio to roughly >> reach the same level, which is not acceptable. >> >> After a little Googling, it appears that other contesters suffers the >> same issue (e.g. www.bavarian-contest-club.de/projects/K3_english.pdf >> pages 6 and 10). >> >> Some questions : >> >> - Do other contesters (or not) here have noted the same problem ? >> - What settings did you modified (or not) to achieve a good result ? >> - Is there any possible HW or SW upgrade we aren't aware of, that could >> help us ? >> >> We must confess we are currently preparing our next contest season, and >> we are seriously considering reselling these radios and bring others >> Japanese models if we can't solve this problem, despite we really >> appreciate them in many other aspects (size, weight, etc.). >> >> 73 >> >> For the FY5KE/Win-Test team, >> >> Larry - F6FVY > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
