[Elecraft] Low headphone audio level

[Mike K2MK]

Hi Pete,

I have the same problem with the Heil Proset that I purchased from Elecraft.
I also have a Sennheiser HD280 Pro which has a higher output but is not as
comfortable as the Proset.

I personally think the headphone AF output should be higher. (Yes I have the
config on HI). Admittedly my hearing is not as good as it used to be. If you
want to see how it could sound enter this code several times in the K3
Utility under the Command Tester tab.

!66; 

Each time you enter it the headphone level will increase slightly. But this
change is not remembered through a power cycle. I've asked for this to
become a config choice on this reflector and in direct e-mails to Lyle and
Wayne. (Wayne as recently as 5/18 but no response). I guess I'm the only one
requesting it.

To solve the problem I plug the headphones into the rear speaker jack. It
solves the problem but if I want to use the internal speaker I have to pull
the plug out. If you do this be sure to set CONFIG:SPKRS to 2 for stereo.

73,
Mike K2MK




Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> 
> I have just gotten around to trying headphones with my new K3, and am 
> surprised by how much audio gain is required for an adequate listening 
> level with my old Heil BN-10 (?) headset.  I often find it at 2-3 
> o'clock.  Is this normal?  Output from the internal speaker seems normal 
> relative to the gain control - rarely requiring beyond 10 o'clock.
> 
> A tangentially related question - when I plug into the headphone jack, 
> it appears that I have to push the phone plug into the jack quite firmly 
> before the speak is cut off.  Again, normal?
> 
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