[Elecraft] ssb audio

[Don Wilhelm]

John,

Does your microphone need bias turned on?  If so, check the MIC SEL 
parameters in the main menu.  The fact that you cannot hear from the 
monitor makes me suspicious about your MIC SEL settings - do you have 
MIC SEL set to the proper (front or rear) mic jack?

Use the metering on the K3 as your first indication of correct audio.
Set TX TEST on so you do not bother other hams.
Then set compression to 0, and observe the ALC indicator as you talk 
into the mic.  Adjust the Mic gain until you get between 5 and 7 bars on 
the ALC meter.
Once you have accomplished that, add compression as desired.
If you have all that correct, exit from TX TEST and you should be able 
to transmit a good SSB signal.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/29/2011 11:19 PM, km5ps wrote:
> Hello all-
>       I usually only work cw but heard a station from Australia tonite on
> 15 meters ssb.  Tried to work him but was not getting any pwr out using
> ssb.  Thought it was my mic on my headset, so I switched to my elecraft
> mic and still no pwr out.  The xmit light comes on on k3 and I do have
> the vox on.  But not putting any pwr out on external pwr meter or on
> radio's pwr meter.  I also can not hear my voice back in speaker even
> when I adjust the Monitor settings.  The ssb has worked in the past, but
> I have not used it since Field Day.  Maybe I forgot how to use ssb on
> this Rig.  I have tried this out on 15,10, and 40 meters.  All the
> same.  I have also went into the k3 utility program to double check that
> I still have the filters config set right and it is.  So really don't
> know now.  At least cw still works.  HI HI ...   Any suggestions??  PWR
> out of radio should be 100w..
>