On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:31:35 -0700, Dave Hachadorian wrote:
Other el cheapo computer mics sound great too.
Yes. Before I left Chicago about 5 years ago, I bought five assorted
Plantronics headsets in different configurations. I suspect they were
someone's free samples. I think I paid a total
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:49:01 -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
Are any of you guys driving your K3 with W2IHY or other audio rack
gear?
Why bother? The K3 already provides all of the capability of the
W2IHY 8 band EQ/noise gate, adds downward expansion in the noise
gate and there is no issue
On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:16:38 +0200, Laurent HAAS - F6FVY wrote:
We spent time on various available settings (mic gain, compressor
level,
etc), with no luck, excepted a very distorted and awful audio to
roughly
reach the same level, which is not acceptable.
Hi Guys,
I regularly get reports
I've just bought a cheap headset with microphone and it works very well
with my K3 and K2. For those in the UK, I got it from Maplin, order
code KX43W for £9.99.
73
Roger MW0IDX
K3 #191 K2 #2724 KX1 #416
Jim Brown wrote:
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:31:35 -0700, Dave Hachadorian wrote:
As others noted, the audio equalizer in the K3 allows almost infinite
tweaking of the audio response to fit anyone's preferences. An excellent
starting point is the response curve of the famous Astatic D-104:
http://www.bellscb.com/products/microphones/astatic/base_mics/ASTATIC_D104_S
pecs.html
I use the Heil MD2 microphone which has an electret element. I have both
compression and mic gain set to 25, and mic set to front panel low with
bias.
I have far more 'talk power' than I have enjoyed with any previous radio.
73 Stephen G4SJP
On 20/08/2010 04:24, Joseph Trombino, Jr
I use a small plane / helicopter pilot's headset and my settings are similar:
- bias on
- low
- mic gain ca. 10
- compression between 20 and 25
- reduced bass with the tx equalizer (my voice is very deep)
The lack of SSB-Umph was solved a long time ago, and that BCC report
we wrote way back
**Without using enough compression** (CMP), a lack of SSB average power
level occurs because the ALC does not act the same in the SSB mode as it
does in other radios. This makes the audio sound thinner or less powerful
because there is less very short term (fast speed) compression to level
Laurent HAAS - F6FVY wrote:
After using mostly these rigs for SSB contesting in FY5KE or in other
places, we are still facing a lack of dynamics, punch,
penetration, power, whatever you call it. In other words, when
comparing this rig to our radios we previously used (TS-850), with the
From one contester to another
It is my experience that it takes more set up to get your transmitted
audio to sound more like the Kenwood of old (nothing ever came close to the
Signal/One transmitted audio).
I got on a dead band with a local who has known me for decades and we
played with the
I have not looked at waveforms on a scope, but this is what the 4391
Power Analyst says. It would be interesting to look at some speech
patterns, but I have no idea what a good reference input would be or
how to accomplish that. The above is with my voice and saying hello
test one two three
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:46:05
To: Elecraft Reflectorelecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation
From one contester to another
It is my experience that it takes more set up to get your transmitted
audio to sound more like the Kenwood of old (nothing ever
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I use the Heil MD2 microphone which has an electret element. I have both
compression and mic gain set to 25, and mic set to front panel low with
bias.
I have far more 'talk power' than I have enjoyed with any previous radio.
73 Stephen G4SJP
or 20 and I get excellent audio reports.
James K2QI
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation
I use the Heil MD2 microphone which has an electret element. I have both
compression
Of course you have to use compression to get any kind of decent punch in your
output. But I thought this would be obvious to anybody doing contesting.
AB2TC - Knut
GEE. Here all these years I thought in a contest I was supposed to
crank the compression to max, and use a SURE
Hello Tim,
I use the Heil Pro-set K2 with the IC mic into a W2IHY Equalizer and Noise
Gate. I
set the W2IHY for bias and the K3 for no bias. I use this because (at least
initially) the K3 noise gate caused audio distortion and I was getting bad
audio
reports. With the current setup I get
To: elecraftelecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation
I use the Heil MD2 microphone which has an electret element. I have both
compression and mic gain set to 25, and mic set to front panel low with
bias.
I have far more 'talk power' than I have enjoyed with any previous radio.
73
Are any of you guys driving your K3 with W2IHY or other audio rack gear?
I use my w2ihy box for two reasons
1) I think the noise gate is better than the K3's built in gate.
2) Because I already had it I can have two radios connected to my ATR 30
I find no reason to ever purchase another Heil
I am amazed at how good the K3 sounds with a cheap electret
computer mic.
Here's the one I'm using:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826193029cm_re=headset-_-26-193-029-_-Product
Other el cheapo computer mics sound great too.
My settings:
RPL, bias
mic 30
cmp 22
tx eq -16,
Hi
We are the proud owners of 6 K3/100 used at the FY5KE contest station.
These radios has been delivered around mid-2008 and their serial numbers
are in the 012xx range.
After using mostly these rigs for SSB contesting in FY5KE or in other
places, we are still facing a lack of dynamics,
What is your compression level set at? I have mine set at 20 and I have 100%
more talk power as indicated by an average indicating analog power/SWR
meter than my two ICOM transceivers. I am also finding that with the K3 I am
exceptionally successful in pileups in spite of my 100W and a dipole.
BTW, the recommended Heil element for the K3 is the IC electret element.
This is what I am using with my proset. I am very surprised about the lack
of punch you experience with the K3 transmitter.
AB2TC - Knut
Laurent HAAS - F6FVY wrote:
Hi
We are the proud owners of 6 K3/100 used at
and a
higher output electret mike, everyone says I need more audio especially if
the band is noisy.
Jim K4JAF
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation
What is your
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation
BTW, the recommended Heil element for the K3 is the IC electret element.
This is what I am using with my proset. I am very surprised about the lack
of punch you experience with the K3 transmitter
Larry,
I would suggest setting the lowest three bands of the TX EQ to lower
settings to reduce the bass response from the SSB RF.
Those low frequencies take a lot of RF energy, but do not add to
intelligibility. In other words, they aid in recognition of the voice,,
but do not add any punch.
Of course you have to use compression to get any kind of decent punch in your
output. But I thought this would be obvious to anybody doing contesting.
AB2TC - Knut
Jim Cox wrote:
I use the Heil ICM which has the electret element but still have to use a
good bit of compression or the
Take a look at the Heil website. All (most) Heil mics/headsets work best
with a lot of gain and compression, at least more than you would probably
use with stock mics. My compression is 25 and gain is 50. I receive many
comments regarding the quality of the audio. Good Comments (LOL)
Good Luck
Take a look at MAIN menu option MIC SELbelieve you need to select HI mic
gain range by tapping 1 to toggle between LO and HI mic gain.
When I used a Heil HC4 element on my K3 I needed to use the HI mic gain setting
to get good audio out with good RF output.give it a try.
The Heil HC4
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