Toby, For me, sidetone or monitor level linked to volume setting is very distasteful. Depending on the signal to noise ratio and the type of noise or signal, I'm always fiddling with the volume. I pretty much always want one sidetone or monitor level, and want it independent of volume.
The only case I can think of where I might want level linked to volume is where I might have a poorly implemented setup with grossly different levels in speaker or headset. I don't have that problem at all because I have a separate external amplifier (MFJ-616) driving my speaker and I set the level on that, while the K3 and my other radios always match the level needed for my headphones. As a matter of fact my headphones are always active, and bridge off the speaker lines at a selector switch. All audio lines are isolated with transformers. http://www.w8ji.com/my_shack.htm and someday I will have more at http://www.w8ji.com/cables_and_wiring.htm With a simple basic one radio system where I plug in headsets I would equalize the volume in headsets with an attenuator if they are too sensitive. I dislike having to greatly adjust volume settings when gong from speaker to phones. I don't use the headphone jacks on any of my gear, I use the speaker outputs for everything. I have a switch the cuts the speaker in and out and the headphones are always on. I think this is one of the half the people want it one way, half the other issues. It is very easy to build an attenuator or put a little effort into the speaker and headphone system, and there is no need to grossly change audio levels on sidetone. 73 Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Pennington" <toby...@embarqmail.com> To: <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 8:37 PM Subject: [Elecraft] CW Sidetone >I know I have heard that some want the cw side tone to >work like it does, but I have never heard why? > > You set the sidetone to a certain frequency and the volume > never changes. It is not tied to the AF gain like most > rigs. > > I notice I have had to change the side tone when going > from headphones to speaker. Perhaps some impedence issue > there, but my phones are louder than my speaker requiring > constant adjusting of the sidetone. > > Several modern rigs I have owned have the AF gain tied to > the sidetone volume, why not the K3? > > Toby W4CAK > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
