[Elecraft] Solved: CM500 mic keeps cutting out midsentence

[Gary Gregory]

Use your EQ more, no need for external audio gear here.

To make your voice sound more 'round'...peak your low freq settings.

Again, keep playing with the EQ settings and you should get the desired
audio.

73's
Gary

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Jeff Hall (W6UX) <w6ux at arrl.net> wrote:

> Thanks to everyone who offered their suggestions!
>
> I am not sure what happened, but the problem cleared up simply by accessing
> my uRouter software for the MKII and toggling from Front mic to Rear, then
> back to Front.  Once I did this I immediately noticed the CMP and ALC bars
> back to their desired peaks (5-7 for ALC, 10 for CMP).
>
> I worked with a local audiophile over the air and we settled on the
> following settings:
>
> Mic Sel: rPL.bias
> Mic: 30
> Cmp: 20
> VOX Delay: 1.2 (for rag chews; use something shorter for contesting)
> VOX Gn: 50
> AntiVox: 25
>
> The tone of my voice was still a bit nasal to him, so we adjusted the TX EQ
> as follows:
>
> 50 Hz @ +0 dB
> 100 Hz @ +0 dB
> 200 Hz @ +8 dB
> 400 Hz @ +2 dB
> 800 Hz @ -16 dB
> 1600 Hz @ -2 dB
> 2400 Hz @ +0 dB
> 3200 Hz @ +0 dB
>
> He suggested I consider adding a Behringer Shark DSP110 to soften up my
> tone
> and give it a warmer, fuller sound.  They can be had cheap on eBay so I may
> pick one up to experiment with.
>
> 73,
> Jeff W6UX
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