It was set at FPL, I changed it to FPH Let's see if thast makes a change!
Thanks Gary > > Main Menu..Mic Select > > sorry > > On 24 March 2013 13:05, Gary Gregory <vk1zzg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Main Menu..select FPH..tap 2 to toggle bias on/off , tap 1 to > toggle > FPH and FPL > > Gary > > > On 24 March 2013 13:01, Gary Smith <g...@ka1j.com> wrote: > Don, > > I don't know how to find that bias setting. I apparently am not > as > good as I used to be when it comes to finding uncommon > details. > > There are other things I'm not as good at any more but that's > another > discussion. > > :) > > Gary KA1J > > > Gary, > > > > You should not have mic bias set on for that microphone > element and > > since that is a low output element, the mic gain range should > be set > > to > > high (FP.H. if you are connecting to the Front panel jack, > otherwise > > RP.H). > > > > To set up the mic gain, put the K3 into TX TEST and initially > set > > the > > mic compression to zero. Then adjust the mic gain to produce 5 > to 7 > > bars on the ALC display. After than, set the compression as > you > > desire > > (listening with headphones to the monitor may help you > determine the > > correct setting). > > > > You may try doing the Reference Oscillator calibration. > Strange and > > unrelated as it may seem, I have seen that clean up distorted > SSB > > signals. > > > > 73, > > Don W3FPR > > > > On 3/23/2013 8:24 PM, Gary Smith wrote: > > > @ Jay, > > >> Review the MIC CONFIG settings and maybe your TX > equalizers > > > settings > > > > > > Never used them but just looked at the Tx EQ and it is flat > @ 0. > > > Mic select is front panel, MIC+LIN is off > > > > > > @ Bill, Mic is an old Heil HM-5 desk mic & the element is an > old > > Heil > > > HC-4. Nothing plugged into the audio jacks except my Bose > QC15 > > > headset is in the phone jack. The element only has two > > connections, I > > > haven't set bias anywhere. Maybe I should experiment with > the > > bias > > > settings but I don't see that in the menu or config > options. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > -- > Gary - VK1ZZ > Skype: Gary.VK1ZZ > Motorhome Portable > The Shack > Elecraft K3 > P3 Panadapter > KPA500FT > KAT500FT > KX3-K > > > -- > Gary - VK1ZZ > Skype: Gary.VK1ZZ > Motorhome Portable > The Shack > Elecraft K3 > P3 Panadapter > KPA500FT > KAT500FT > KX3-K ______________________________________________________________ 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
