[Elecraft] Elecraft] K3S vs. K3 (W4TV tx settings)

[Jim Brown]

I generally agree with Joe, but go a bit farther. My general 
recommendations are:

Max cut of the three lowest bands, cut the 4th band by 6 dB, and get 
signal reports. The "right" settings for bands 4 and 8 will vary with 
the mic and your voice.

73, Jim K9YC

On Sun,5/17/2015 9:10 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
> To be rigorous, the 3200 Hz setting should probably be +6dB. While
> the K3 does not normally pass 3200 Hz (unless one is using ESSB),
> there is some value in continuing the pre-emphasis through the top
> of the transmit passband.  Most quality communications microphones
> place their passband peak in the 3000 - 3500 Hz range.
>
> I also recommend the 100 and 200 Hz values be doubled to -12 and -6 dB
> respectively.  The low frequency component of transmit audio uses most
> of the power and contributes the least to intelligibility.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2015-05-17 11:56 AM, Mike Markowski wrote:
>> I realize you're talking about receive audio, but a few years ago Joe
>> w4tv recommended SSB transmit settings I thought I'd mention while the
>> general topic is active.  I've had good reports when using them and good
>> results working dx.  As a result back then I incorporated them into a
>> little EQ program I wrote so that I don't have to relay on memory.  (I'm
>> mainly a cw op and some time can elapse between ssb sessions.)
>>
>> Picture is at
>>
>>    http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/k3eq/
>>
>> and the settings are listed in the text.
>>
>> 73,
>> Mike ab3ap
>>
>>> On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Bill <w2blc at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> It took me a long time to get the K3 sounding the way I wanted it to
>>>> - to
>>>> suit my needs of armchair copy on 40/75/160 for rag chew. Hiss and 
>>>> audio
>>>> response were both a problem, making my K3 less than desirable for my
>>>> needs.
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> By trial and error - and keeping careful notes - I eventually I 
>>>> found a
>>>> combo of settings that work for me.  My K3 now provides rich warm
>>>> receive
>>>> audio via a pair of Behringer amplified speakers and is most 
>>>> pleasing to
>>>> listen to for hours at a time.  Having said all this - I have to say
>>>> my K3
>>>> has excellent receive audio. I just had to dig to get to it.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Rick Tavan N6XI
>>> Truckee, CA
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