[Elecraft] Transmit audio monitor level control

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

The monitor levels are independent of and not changed by the main and 
sub volume controls.

73, Eric


Augie Hansen wrote:
> AB7R wrote:
>> ...
>> Of the four knobs to the left of the main tuning knob, the lower 
>> right one
>> has a HOLD function of MON (Monitor).  This adjusts both the sidetone 
>> level
>> and monitor level in other modes.
>
> I had assumed there is a way to set the desired monitoring levels and 
> I appreciate the description of the means by which this is done. 
> However, there is still a question about the effect of changes to the 
> receive audio levels (AF and SUB) on those monitor levels. If the K3 
> is like the K2, there will be no effect, which is what I hope will be 
> the case. I don't want the TX monitor level to change when I adjust RX 
> audio levels.
>
> Examples of rigs that do alter the TX monitor level when the RX audio 
> level is changed are all of the Icom transceivers that I have owned. 
> They inject the TX monitor into the audio stream before the AF gain 
> control circuit and treat that control as a "master" level control for 
> both RX and TX. On the other hand, my Yaesu FT-1000mp injects the TX 
> monitor signal into the audio chain on its own input, separate from 
> the RX audio, as in a mixer with individual level controls. That way, 
> I can crank the RX audio way up to hear the weak ones and not blow out 
> my eardrums with monitor audio when I transmit. Much safer in my view.
>
> Cheers,
> Gus Hansen
> KB0YH
>