[Elecraft] K3 Transmit ALC characteristics

[Torrey Mitchell]

The K3 manual says to set your mic gain so the ALC meter hits about 5 with
occasional peaks to 7 while using a normal speaking voice.i.e. keep it
within the ALC brackets below the meter.  I'm using a Heil PE-781 microphone
with a wind screen.  The ALC kicks up to the recommended range beginning
with a mic setting about 30.  What confuses me is that the ALC kick, audio
quality, and transmit wave form don't seem to change between mic settings 30
and 60.  Is that normal experience.  What mic setting should I use?

 

Thanks,

Torrey N9PY