Re: [Elecraft] K3 SSB Quality in Transmit
That's been my experience as well on the few times I get on SSB. Completely unsolicited reports, with both a CM500 and a Heil Proset with the iC electret mic. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 7/10/2020 12:36 PM, Howard Hoyt wrote: I wanted to pass along to you Elecraft engineers my experience during this event. I am a CW-only op for the most part and really never hear signal quality reports other than the obligatory 5xx. Switching reluctantly to SSB and swinging down that odd foam thing which usually resides over my head I received numerous comments like: "Best signal of the day here, very clean audio!" and "Wow! It sounds like you are in the room here, excellent audio" and "Your signal is audible above the pileup because it is so clear!" and a few others which really surprised me. Who knew you could actually send your voice through a ham radio! I take no credit for any of this other than turning the rig on. I heard many crappy sounding SSB signals during this event, some even difficult to understand despite good signal strength and I appreciate Elecraft making the K3 operate so well, I believe it was a real advantage. I can only hope the K4 will build on this quality! __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 SSB Quality in Transmit
Hi guys! Like many of you I worked the 13 Colonies event this last week. I have a K3, s/n in the 5600 range with the new SYNs and I'm running a KPA500 into a Carolina Windom when it isn't arcing. I have TX EQ set up like this: 50 Hz = -16 dB 100 Hz = -16 dB 200 Hz = -3 dB 400 Hz = 0 dB 800 Hz = 0 dB 1.6 KHz = +3 dB 2.4 KHz = +3 dB 3.0 KHz = 0 dB Mic drive at 9, and compression is set at 20 and I use a Yamaha Shedmaster CM-500 headset. My wife thought I had some weird disease due to all the black specs shedding from the headphone pads... I wanted to pass along to you Elecraft engineers my experience during this event. I am a CW-only op for the most part and really never hear signal quality reports other than the obligatory 5xx. Switching reluctantly to SSB and swinging down that odd foam thing which usually resides over my head I received numerous comments like: "Best signal of the day here, very clean audio!" and "Wow! It sounds like you are in the room here, excellent audio" and "Your signal is audible above the pileup because it is so clear!" and a few others which really surprised me. Who knew you could actually send your voice through a ham radio! I take no credit for any of this other than turning the rig on. I heard many crappy sounding SSB signals during this event, some even difficult to understand despite good signal strength and I appreciate Elecraft making the K3 operate so well, I believe it was a real advantage. I can only hope the K4 will build on this quality! Thanks again, guys! Howie / WA4PSC __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
