Is your mic supposed to have bias?  Using MAIN:MIC SEL  tap <2> button
to toggle bias on and off.

73, Guy.

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Donald Wines <dwi...@suddenlink.net> wrote:
> I haven't been on sideband for several months and this past weekend I
> decided to try to pick up a country or three during the contest.
>
> I switched the K3 over to USB on 15M, put the Heil Proset on, turned on VOX
> and gave a little whistle and nothing happened. Tried PTT with no luck there
> either. I didn't have the time to get into the problem too deep at the time
> but now I have a little time to devote. I can't really remember the last
> time I used SSB but it used to work.
>
> I have tried looking at all the appropriate menu settings and can't find
> where I have set something weird. The mike won't work on either the front or
> rear panel. The Proset mike works on other equipment.
>
> Here's what I have:
>      K3 #123 FW: 3.79 D1: 2.54 D2: 0.00 FL: 1.08
>      NO SUB RCVR, NO DVR
>      All current mods done by Aptos as of 8 or 9 months ago.
>      (don't remember exact date and haven't dug out the paper work)
>      Heil Proset Headphones/mike purchased from Elecraft
>      VOX Delay: Doesn't matter where it's set
>
> Config settings:
>      MIC BTN: OFF
>      TX INH: OFF
>      PTT KEY: OFF-OFF
>      TX ALC: ON
>
> Main Menu settings:
>        TX EQ: ALL BASE BAND (BUT OTHER SETTING DON'T SEEM TO MATTER)
>      VOX GN: TRIED EVERYTHING - NO MATTER
>      ANTIVOX:  "      "          "   "
>      MIC SEL: RPL (FRONT PANEL DOESN'T WORK EITHER)
>      MIC+LIN: OFF
>
> I do have a US Interface Navigator sound card interface connected and PSK D
> works ok. I haven't tried all the other digimodes yet. I totally
> disconnected the Navigator but it made no difference.
>
> Have looked at all the obvious things, all plugs in the right holes, etc.
> Rig works great otherwise!
>
> It's probably something stupid that I did but does anybody have any ideas
> where else to look before I go to the guys and gals in Aptos?
>
> Don
> K5DW
>
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