[Elecraft] K3 SSB complaints I am getting

[Gary Smith]

It was set at FPL, I changed it to FPH

Let's see if thast makes a change!

Thanks

Gary

> 
> Main Menu..Mic Select
> 
> sorry
> 
> On 24 March 2013 13:05, Gary Gregory <vk1zzgary at gmail.com> wrote:
>     Main Menu..select FPH..tap 2 to toggle bias on/off , tap 1 to
> toggle 
>     FPH and FPL
>     
>     Gary
>     
> 
>     On 24 March 2013 13:01, 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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