[Elecraft] K3 SSB complaints I am getting

[Matt Zilmer]

One idea is to find someone within easy contact distance that has a
scope or panadapter, and ask him/her to snapshot your spectrum.  If
the Tx is flat-topping, it would show in the spectrum.

Generally, I run the MIC GAIN at 12-15 here, with the fixed gain set
to RP.H.  This is with a Heil Goldline using the narrow element most
of the time.

73,
matt W6NIA

On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:15:06 -0400, you wrote:

>I have a K3 and my antennae are 350 feet from the QTH. I run 99.9% CW 
>and rarely ever get on SSB, about the only time I do so is to join in 
>with a nice net on 160M & that makes it twice so far this year that 
>I've been on SSB. Both times I have been told my audio is broken up 
>and the latest description is "It sounds like its flat-topping". When 
>I listen in the monitor I sound as good as I'd expect when listening 
>to my own voice; doesn't sound like me but its not obviously 
>distorted to me either.
>
>Mic gain is set at 30, compression 7. I've tried other settings like 
>zero compression and running the mic gain so low my LP-100A wattmeter 
>showed 200W out on peaks from an Alpha amp. I have no complaints from 
>my CW signal. 
>
>I'd like to have a scope or monitor to view my signal but I don't so 
>I need to uncover this curiosity without nice spectrum gear to help 
>me.
>
>Idears?
>
>73,
>
>Gary
>KA1J
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