[Elecraft] OT: Hearing Aid Advice

[Fred Jensen]

I will reply to you off the list, Chuck.  I've got some 40 years of 
hearing aid experience, however no need to clutter up everyone's inboxes 
with a conversation.

However, for K3 owners:  Jim, K9YC, pointed out to me that I can get 
close to 30 dB of equalization from the RX equalizer simply by starting 
the lower freqs, which is where I hear, at -16 dB, and then setting the 
overall audio level to HI and running the AF gain higher.  This 
theoretically gives me 32 dB of differential equalization.  I've done 
it, it's nowhere near enough for me, but it sure does does help.

He also suggested my TX equalization settings and in the few SSB 
contests I engage in, I never fail to get at least one unsolicited, 
"Really great audio" comment.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
- www.cqp.org

On 5/1/2012 1:27 AM, Chuck Smallhouse wrote:

> I'm finally overcoming my procrastination (and ego) and am going to
> be getting some hearing aids.