[Elecraft] K3 on FM

[john petters]

Hi John,
I have also experienced poor reports on FM. The audio is thin. The 
compressor does not work on FM at all. It is not a viable rig for FM at 
the moment. I will be using 10FM as well as transverting, so hopefully 
they will sort it out.
73
John G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com

John Lemay wrote:
> Hello all
> 
> I joined a 2m FM net yesterday, using my K3(10w) and transverter. It's the
> first time I've transmitted FM and I got poor audio reports.
> 
> I'm using the same microphone (Kenwood MC43) and mic settings (gain 25, comp
> 25, FP,L) as for ssb, where I get plenty of modulation and good reports. In
> contrast, FM transmit has a very low audio level and there is a
> whistle/whine in the background. FM deviation is set to 5kHz.
> 
> FM reception is fine, using the 13kHz filter.
> 
> Any suggestions ? Maybe there's a menu setting I've missed ?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> John G4ZTR
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