Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Mike
Thanks, Tom - When I got the manual, my thought was Wow. That's BIG. Now I'm thinking it could easily be three or four times the number of pages to explain everything in detail. OTOH, this group is probably faster than trying to find it in a printed book. Learning, learning, learning..(sung to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Don Wilhelm
Mike, Easier than trying to absorb the entire manual, I go to the menu pages and try to remember what menu items are available - that gives me a good idea about how the radio can be configured. Then if I want some particular behavior, I study that portion of the manual. The buttons are

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Richard S. Lindzen
Maybe a list of popular macros and instructions on how to implement them would be helpful. Perhaps it could be posted on the Elecraft site. Dick, KA1SA At 08:57 AM 11/27/2009, Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, Easier than trying to absorb the entire manual, I go to the menu pages and try to remember

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Wayne Burdick
Many of them are detailed in K3 Utility's help info. Also see the K3 Programmer's Reference. 73, Wayne N6KR http://www.elecraft.com On Nov 27, 2009, at 9:41 AM, Richard S. Lindzen rlind...@mit.edu wrote: Maybe a list of popular macros and instructions on how to implement them would

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Dick Dievendorff
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback Maybe a list of popular macros and instructions on how to implement them would be helpful. Perhaps it could be posted on the Elecraft site. Dick, KA1SA At 08:57 AM 11/27/2009, Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, Easier than trying

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Mike
Hmmm.. Any voice mode (I don't have FM) I get feedback with MIC+LIN on. Muting the Line setting in WIndoze (Mine doesn't say whether it's in or out) kills the feedback. Pulling the line-in or line-out doesn't kill the feedback. If the ProSet is laying on top of the rig, there is feedback at

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Lyle Johnson
Any voice mode (I don't have FM) I get feedback with MIC+LIN on. Muting the Line setting in WIndoze (Mine doesn't say whether it's in or out) kills the feedback. Pulling the line-in or line-out doesn't kill the feedback. LINE OUT from the K3 includes Tx audio. LINE IN goes to Tx audio. If

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Iain MacDonnell - N6ML
On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Mike n...@nf4l.com wrote: Hmmm.. Any voice mode (I don't have FM) I get feedback with MIC+LIN on. Muting the Line setting in WIndoze (Mine doesn't say whether it's in or out) kills the feedback. Pulling the line-in or line-out doesn't kill the feedback. If

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Radio Amateur N5GE
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:19:05 -0500, Mike n...@nf4l.com wrote: Thanks, Tom - When I got the manual, my thought was Wow. That's BIG. Now I'm thinking it could easily be three or four times the number of pages to explain everything in detail. OTOH, this group is probably faster than trying to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Mike
Radio Amateur N5GE wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:19:05 -0500, Mike n...@nf4l.com wrote: Thanks, Tom - When I got the manual, my thought was Wow. That's BIG. Now I'm thinking it could easily be three or four times the number of pages to explain everything in detail. OTOH, this group is

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Mike
Thanks Lyle - Lyle Johnson wrote: Any voice mode (I don't have FM) I get feedback with MIC+LIN on. Muting the Line setting in WIndoze (Mine doesn't say whether it's in or out) kills the feedback. Pulling the line-in or line-out doesn't kill the feedback. Should have been Pulling the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Mike
Iain MacDonnell - N6ML wrote: On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Mike n...@nf4l.com wrote: Hmmm.. Any voice mode (I don't have FM) I get feedback with MIC+LIN on. Muting the Line setting in WIndoze (Mine doesn't say whether it's in or out) kills the feedback. Pulling the line-in or

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread O. Johns
Dear Mike, Maybe you have solved this by now. But, if not, my experience might be helpful. I also noted a sort of rough feedback when listening to the monitor. In my case it was RF feedback. Maybe you have had a rough SSB signal for some time and the monitor just revealed it to you?

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-27 Thread Mike
Thanks, Oliver, but it's not RF, it's audio. I was testing in 'test' mode. The solution was supplied by Iain a couple of posts up. I do have some toroids on order for another problem though. 73, Mike NF4L O. Johns wrote: Dear Mike, Maybe you have solved this by now. But, if not, my

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-26 Thread Mike
Don - I'm using phones. It doesn't sound quite like the usual feedback squeal. It's modulated, sorta like rolling the 'r's in burrito. Mike Don Wilhelm wrote: Mike, Are you using headphones when you turn up the monitor? If you are using the speaker, the microphone will pick up the speaker

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-26 Thread Don Wilhelm
Mike, Since you are using phones, do not overlook the possibility of RF Feedback. If the problem goes away when driving a dummy load (or using TX TEST) but is present feeding an antenna, RF feedback is the first thing to be suspicious of. The normal best cure for RF Feedback is in the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-26 Thread Ken K3IU
Mike: I had same thing here. If you have MAIN:MIC+LIN set to ON, try turning it OFF or unplugging the Line In. That fixed my problem, but I haven't determined why Line In is causing that problem. 73, Ken K3IU ~ Mike wrote: Don - I'm using phones. It doesn't

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-26 Thread Ken K3IU
I forgot to mention that it is NOT RF here, 'cuz it happens in TEST mode with no RF out. 73, Ken K3IU Ken K3IU wrote: Mike: I had same thing here. If you have MAIN:MIC+LIN set to ON, try turning it OFF or unplugging the Line In. That fixed my problem, but I haven't

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-26 Thread Ken K3IU
To: n...@nf4l.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; d...@w3fpr.com Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback I forgot to mention that it is NOT RF here, 'cuz it happens in TEST mode with no RF out. 73, Ken K3IU Ken K3IU wrote

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-26 Thread Mike
26, 2009 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback I forgot to mention that it is NOT RF here, 'cuz it happens in TEST mode with no RF out. 73, Ken K3IU Ken K3IU wrote: Mike: I had same thing here. If you have MAIN:MIC+LIN set to ON, try

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-26 Thread Tom Williams
Mike, I had the same thing happen to me. Unfortunately, I didn't read your post in time to respond. The K3 audio menu settings are per mode. When I switched to AM, I had the rear panel mic enabled and the MIC+LIN turned ON. When I turned MIC+LIN OFF the feedback went away. The operation of

[Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-25 Thread Mike
I was playing with ALC and compression settings tonight, and turned on the monitor function. If I turn it up high enough to hear myself (around 9), I get a loud BRR squeal, that has an echoic component. Difficult to describe. I don't recall hearing that when I first set up the mic. I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

2009-11-25 Thread Don Wilhelm
Mike, Are you using headphones when you turn up the monitor? If you are using the speaker, the microphone will pick up the speaker sound and result in a lot of acoustical feedback. 73, Don W3FPR Mike wrote: I was playing with ALC and compression settings tonight, and turned on the monitor