[Elecraft] Mic Gain Changing

[Bob Cunnings]

Are you maintaining a constant ALC indication of 5-7 bars at each gain
setting? Or is the ALC indication falling as you lower the gain
setting?

Bob NW8L

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 5:04 PM,  <list1 at pituch.net> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have not done much SSB so I am not sure what is happening, but this does
> not seem correct so I will descibe what is happening.
>
> When I turn on my K3 #2080 for a MARS net I need to have the MIC gain set to
> about 25, and the Processor set to 15 for my HC5/Heil Proset to get about 95
> Watts out initially, which I feel is excellent.  However, after a few
> minutes I can turn down the gain and still get 95 Watts out.  After about 10
> minutes I have the MIC gain down to 8 and I am still blasting away at 95
> Watts.  I feel I could go even lower.
>
> Its funny though that at any gain level I always get a good report.  Its
> like the MIC gain is really not critical and the rig knows how to adjust for
> your voice for best signal.
>
> I thought that maybe as I get used to speaking I start talking more
> forcefully and need to cut the gain down but I've consciously tried to avoid
> this, and the minimum apparent required MIC gain just seems to drop after a
> few minutes.
>
> Anyway the rig apparently works great like this.  I just thought that this
> condition was not normal.
>
> 72,
>
> Steve, W2MY, AAR6CX
>
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