[Elecraft] K3 SSB help

Bill Conkling nr4c at widomaker.com
Sat Nov 19 00:32:11 EST 2011


Is this a new K3?

Have you made any changes to the radio since last time you used it.

I have the same setup as you, and my MIC gain is set to 17 and the CMP is
also 17.  Mine works great.

Very strange...

...bill  nr4c


-----Original Message-----
From: W0MU Mike Fatchett [mailto:w0mu at w0mu.com] 
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 11:38 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 SSB help

Do you have another mic?  Even a mic for a computer would be worth trying.

Mike W0MU

J6M CQ WW DX CW Contest 2011
J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011
W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net


On 11/18/2011 9:35 PM, Joe K2UF wrote:
> Thanks to all who tried to help me with this problem.  Everything that you
> guys suggested I either made the change or already had the settings
correct.
> Nothing corrected the problem.  The ALC reading is always full scale even
> with MIC and CMP both set to zero.  I sent an email to K3support but don't
> expect to hear from them until Monday.  May have to pull the old MP1000
> field out of moth balls for the SS SSB.  Guess I should have tried to set
it
> up earlier this week (UGH!).
>
> Thanks again to Mike, Greg, Mark, Bill and Jim for their help
>
> 73  Joe K2UF
>
> No trees were harmed in the sending of this e-mail; however, many
electrons
> were inconvenienced.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe K2UF
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 9:57 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 SSB help
>
> I am trying to get my K3 set up for SS SSB.  I am in test mode. I have
> selected CMP/ALC. CMP is set to 0.  The MIC control has no affect on the
ALC
> reading it is always at full scale.  I must be missing something. Any
help?
>
> Joe K2UF
>
> No trees were harmed in the sending of this e-mail; however, many
electrons
> were inconvenienced.
>
>
>
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