[Elecraft] K3: Mic setting and ALC question

[Matt Zilmer]

You might have MENU:MIC SEL set to rP.H or FP.H.  You can use the '1'
key on the keypad to drop this gain to .L if that is the problem.

It just sounds like the mic input signal / gain is too hot.  I have
four mics here that are used with the K3 and typically need to run MIC
GAIN at between 15 and 23 with each of them.

73,
matt W6NIA

On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:34:30 -0400, you wrote:

>Hello group, 
>
>Working phone on 40m tonight, and noticed that I could only set mic gain to
>3 before ALC maxed out on the K3's meter.  Is this normal?  I'm using the
>stock Elecraft hand mic. 
>
>73, 
>James K3JPS 
>
>
> 
>
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