[Elecraft] K3 SSB complaints I am getting

[Harlan]

OOPs... That should have been Gary, not Don.... sorry

On 3/24/2013 0312, Harlan wrote:
> Don
> Press (don't hold) the MENU button. Rotate vfoB knob until you see MIC SEL then rotate vfoA knob to select FP (front panel) or rP (rear panel) . You can press A/B to select high or low. Press REV to turn bias on or off.
> Hope this helps.
> Harlan, NC3C
>
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>
> Gary Smith <Gary at ka1j.com> wrote:
>
>> Don,
>>
>> I don't know how to find that bias setting. I apparently am not as
>> good as I used to be when it comes to finding uncommon details.
>>
>> There are other things I'm not as good at any more but that's another
>> discussion.
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Gary KA1J
>>
>>> Gary,
>>>
>>> You should not have mic bias set on for that microphone element and
>>> since that is a low output element, the mic gain range should be set
>>> to
>>> high (FP.H. if you are connecting to the Front panel jack, otherwise
>>> RP.H).
>>>
>>> To set up the mic gain, put the K3 into TX TEST and initially set
>>> the
>>> mic compression to zero.  Then adjust the mic gain to produce 5 to 7
>>> bars on the ALC display.  After than, set the compression as you
>>> desire
>>> (listening with headphones to the monitor may help you determine the
>>> correct setting).
>>>
>>> You may try doing the Reference Oscillator calibration.  Strange and
>>> unrelated as it may seem, I have seen that clean up distorted SSB
>>> signals.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>>
>>> On 3/23/2013 8:24 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
>>>> @ Jay,
>>>>> Review the MIC CONFIG settings and maybe your TX equalizers
>>>> settings
>>>>
>>>> Never used them but just looked at the Tx EQ and it is flat @ 0.
>>>> Mic select is front panel, MIC+LIN is off
>>>>
>>>> @ Bill, Mic is an old Heil HM-5 desk mic & the element is an old
>>> Heil
>>>> HC-4. Nothing plugged into the audio jacks except my Bose QC15
>>>> headset is in the phone jack. The element only has two
>>> connections, I
>>>> haven't set bias anywhere. Maybe I should experiment with the
>>> bias
>>>> settings but I don't see that in the menu or config options.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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