[Elecraft] K3 feature request - I want Ducking!

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

Isn't this just  a matter of setting the monitor sidetone as loud as the AF 
audio from the signals you are listening to?  The MON control is on the 
front panel, just for that reason.

Sounds like everyone is asking Wayne to automatically reduce the audio to 
whatever MON is set to.  Why not just use the knob and increase the MON 
until you hear it clearly? It only gets used when you are transmitting. Then 
just use the AF control to set BOTH of them to an overall comfortable level. 
You only have to do that once.

73, Guy.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darwin, Keith" <Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 feature request - I want Ducking!


> You know Ron, it is actually ironic.  I too have been reducing AF gain
> on my rigs for years but I find I do it more now than I used to and I
> think I know why.
>
> A few years ago I all but abandoned the keyer in favor of the straight
> key and bug.  I'm back to manually generating CW and this manual
> generation of CW requires more of my brain.  I need to hear my sidetone
> more than I used to.  I need to clearly hear so I know when to end a dot
> or how long the dashes are supposed to be or when to do the next dot or
> dash.  Some day when I'm no longer a beginner on the bug, I may not be
> so dependent on the sidetone, but for now I need to hear it clearly
> above the RX output or I'll mess up my sending.
>
> So ironically my desire for automation in the form of ducking is driven
> by my return to manual CW.
>
> - Keith N1AS -
> - SKCC 344c -
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 feature request - I want Ducking!
>
>
> So I guess it's a good idea whose time has come, just like people on the
> board don't need to play with the gain control any longer.
>
> But I wonder just how automatic our world is becoming?
>
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