[Elecraft] Help with ideal SSB contest settings

[Rob May]

1. Set TX equalization with monitor function to hear yourself in your headphones.
2. Set ALC according to manual.
3. Set compression at 25.
4. Make lots of contacts.

Rob

> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:56:07 -0700
> From: gthornton at thorntonmostullaw.com
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Help with ideal SSB contest settings
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> I am relatively new to the K3 and completely green on contesting.
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> My K3 is new this year and recently returned from the factory to correct
> some problems that occurred during installation of the SubRx.  
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> During Field Day we were operating voice on 20 meters using a 6 element
> monoband Yagi on a 30 ft. tower over a bluff, located in Western
> Washington.  
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> We had both my K3 and an Icom Pro 3 as choices for the operators.   We
> heard fine on the K3 but the conclusion was reached early that the K3
> was not effective at breaking the Field Day pileups.  They shifted to
> the Pro3, which was equipped with a high end Heil dual element mic, I
> think the HM-10.  They reported much better results.
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> I went back and checked the K3 and found the mic settings were out of
> adjustment.  I corrected the mic gain according to the manual
> instructions and set a small amount of compression, less than ten
> percent.  I then locked the settings so no one could mess with them.
> At that point the band was dead, and I don't have enough information to
> tell if the problem was solved or not.    I do intend to check this out
> further with someone local who is familiar with the K3 on voice.  
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> What I am looking for is suggestions for configuring the Tx on SSB for
> maximum effectiveness in crowded conditions.
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> I am currently using the Heil MD-2 desk mic that I got from Elecraft
> some years ago.
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