[Elecraft] New K3

[Jan Erik Holm]

Thanks for the explanation, I understand how it´s done,
however I see it in a different way, sorry.

73 Jim SM2EKM
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Lyle Johnson wrote:
>> Mic gain should NEVER have any influence on Vox gain.
> 
> Mic Gain should always be adjusted to provide 4+ bars of "ALC" 
> indication on the K3.  This indicates sufficient audio level for proper 
> operation of the transmitter, including VOX, CMP, AM modulation and FM 
> deviation among other things.
> 
> The VOX system gets its audio signal after the Mic amplifier, so this 
> setting also normalizes the VOX system.  Thus, one VOX setting is all 
> that is required no matter which audio source (FP MIC, RP MIC, LINE IN) 
> or microphone you are using.
> 
> If VOX Gain was not taken after applying Mic Gain, you'd have to adjust 
> Mic Gain *and* VOX gain every time you used a different microphone or 
> other transmit audio source.  We have many users who routinely use 
> different microphones on their K3s, so normalizing the VOX system gain 
> was a deliberate system design decision.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Lyle KK7P