[Elecraft] Low audio K3?

[Dave Perry]

John,

There must be something wrong with your Heil headset or connection or
possibly a setting within the K3.  I have the Heil Proset and it provides
all the volume I need.  I'm sitting here listening to a VU on 20M CW right
now and I have the AF gain at 7 o'clock.  If I increase it to even 9 o'clock
on the dial I get blasted out.  I use mine with two K3s and both are the
same.  I tried the Yamaha a while back and immediately sold it.  I much
prefer the fit and finish of the Heil.  To each his own.  I have plenty of
mic gain and AF gain here.  Do you have the K3 AF Gain setting set to High?

73,

Dave, N4QS

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Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:41 AM
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Subject: [Elecraft] Low audio K3?

I have 2 K3's which I use in a contest station I have, use for remoting that
station (35 miles from home), or the occasional mobile state qso  party.  
I typically use Heil headsets, but picked up a Yamaha after  hearing K9YC
speak so glowingly about the unit.  I have always noticed the  low level
audio, but the remote sight is so naturally quiet, that it hasn't been  a
big problem.  Typically, in cw mode, both gains are almost wide open. But
not so 
bad in SSB, which led me to believe it was something in the set up.   I have

played with this some, but not a lot of improvement. The Yamaha is  much 
less of a problem.   Last weekend I did a mobile in the Wisconsin  QSO party

using one of the rigs, and it was somewhat of a nightmare!  I ran  both
gains wide open 100% of the time, and still had lots of problems hearing
weaker stations.  I made over 700 q's (all CW) in the 7 hour  contest but it
was a struggle. I was in a new Subaru Outback which is  very quiet, but
there is still considerable wind and road noise to deal  with.  I was
kicking myself 
for not bringing the Yamaha along.   Interestingly, another competitive 
station in the contest was using a K3 and  reports the same problem.  He was
also using a Heil.  I fully realize  my best and least expensive, option
might be to sell both Heils and buy another  Yamaha or two, but I know that
most of the stations in my contest club  (Minnesota Wireless Assn) are using
Heils and can't believe that there isn't  something I'm missing here.
Comments or suggestions would be very welcome  and appreciated.
 
73
John, N0IJ
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