[Elecraft] [K3] TX Gate Feature request

[Jim Brown]

Lu,

Try three things. First, use the Low setting for Mic Gain on the Menu, 
and then set the Mic Gain pot on the front panel to a fairly low 
number. Second, set TXEQ for the three lowest bands to their lowest 
setting (-16). Third, position the mic so that it is below your mouth a 
bit, so that you're hitting it at close to 90 degrees off axis. There 
is no proximity effect at 90 degrees to a cardioid mic. Now, tweak the 
Mic Gain and Compression as described in the manual. I find 10 dB of 
compression on peaks (as indicated on the meter) is about right for 
contest operating. For casual operating, you can use less. Compression 
increases the background noise. 

I suspect that the combination of these things will pull your noise 
down to an acceptable level. 

73, Jim Brown K9YC

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:31:33 -0400, Lu Romero wrote:

>Yamaha likes to be operated at some distance from my mouth 
>for good response