I took the transmit equalization recommendations from K9YC and other experienced operators and wrote them up in a blog post. This post also explains how to use the digital voice recorder to choose a level of compression that works for your voice without distortion.
https://observer.wunderwood.org/2015/09/09/transmit-audio-and-compression-with-the-elecraft-kx3/ wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Nov 1, 2024, at 12:25 PM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 11/1/2024 10:36 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: >> Almost any quality dynamic or electret mic will work well with >> the K3/K3S/K4. I alternate between a boom mic headset (CM500) >> and a Kenwood MC-43 hand mic. > > Agree. Unfortunately, the CM500, which I've been using for 15 years and love, > was discontinued a few years ago. > > The key to almost any mic is to roll off the low end with TXEQ. Start by > setting the three lowest bands (50, 100, and 200 Hz) for max cut (-18), cut > 400 Hz by 6 dB, and get reports. AFTER doing that EQ, set COMP so that the > display shows about 10 dB of gain reduction on voice peaks. > > This combination of settings is good for about 13 dB of talk power, which > turns 5W into 100W, 100W into 2kW! > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
