[Elecraft] K3 SSB Operation Question

Paul at N4LCD.com Paul at N4LCD.com
Sat Apr 5 17:08:36 EST 2008




Don Ehrlich wrote:
>Craig,
>
>Don't tear the rig apart!!  Be sure your menu options are set correctly
>first.  Unfortunately I am the wrong guy to give any details but I have had
>several problems getting my K3 to work correctly on SSB and they were all
>caused by me!  Others helped me fumble my way through to the applicable menu
>items and set them up for SSB.
>
>By the way I am also using the MH2 mic and you need to have the MIC SEL set
>to FP.L bias.  Do not use FP.H bias because the MH2 has more than enough
>output to use the low setting.  Using the High setting will cause serious
>overload distortion in the audio chain.
>
>Can you hear yourself in the monitor?  Press the Mon knob and twist the
>monitor setting up to 20 or so and listen with headphones to hear what your
>audio (if any) sounds like.  Of course, if you leave the output going to the
>speaker you should get a howl of feedback.  I hate to mention things like
>setting the Mic gain up to 40 or so (I'm sure you have done that) because
>you won't get any mic output if the Mic setting is at zero.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Don K7FJ

Does the MD2 use the same FP.L setting?

Paul N4LCD





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