[Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback

[Mike]

Ken, Mark -

That did it for me too. Ken. I'm glad you included Mark's suggestion, as 
I didn't get it.

Happy Turkey Day! I'm thankful for the people on this reflector.

73, Mike

Ken K3IU wrote:
> Thanks... I apparently did have a sneak path. I opened the Playback 
> Control on the sound card (SB Live! 24 bit) and muted the Mic and Line 
> In (to the sound card) and that fixed the problem with the MIC+LIN set ON.
>
> Thanks, Mark, for the hint. I really wasn't that concerned 'cuz I rarely 
> use phone, but glad I fixed it anyway  ;-) .
>
> 73, Ken K3IU
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
>
> Mark n2qt wrote:
>   
>> Be sure you don't have a 'sneak path' through a computer sound card (or
>> other accessory) via line out to line in on the K3.
>>
>> Mark n2qt
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken K3IU" <kenk3iu at cox.net>
>> To: <nf4l at nf4l.com>
>> Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>; <don at w3fpr.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 8:17 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Monitor feedback
>>
>>
>>     
>>> I forgot to mention that it is NOT RF here, 'cuz it happens in "TEST"
>>> mode with no RF out.
>>> 73, Ken K3IU
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> Ken K3IU wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Mike:
>>>> I had same thing here. If you have MAIN:MIC+LIN set to ON, try turning
>>>> it OFF or unplugging the Line In. That "fixed" my problem, but I 
>>>> haven't
>>>> determined why Line In is causing that problem.
>>>> 73,
>>>> Ken K3IU
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> Mike wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Don -
>>>>> I'm using phones. It doesn't sound quite like the usual feedback 
>>>>> squeal.
>>>>> It's modulated, sorta like rolling the 'r's in burrito.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>> Don Wilhelm wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Mike,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you using headphones when you turn up the monitor?  If you are
>>>>>> using the speaker, the microphone will pick up the speaker sound and
>>>>>> result in a lot of acoustical feedback.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73,
>>>>>> Don W3FPR
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> I was playing with ALC and compression settings tonight, and turned
>>>>>>> on the monitor function. If I turn it up high enough to hear myself
>>>>>>> (around 9), I get a loud BRRRRRRRRRR squeal, that has an echoic
>>>>>>> component. Difficult to describe.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't recall hearing that when I first set up the mic. I have 
>>>>>>> V3.63.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How can I regain use of the monitor?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike NF4L
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To those who celebrate tomorrow, Happy Thanksgiving.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
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