[Elecraft] Mic Settings

[David Cole]

Jim,
I would take you up on that if possible as well!!  Pick a time...
-- 
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On Tue, 2015-10-20 at 09:36 -0700, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Tue,10/20/2015 8:51 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> > I am using a Heil HC-4 element with no
> > equalizer settings, mic 30 compression 18.
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> I'd be happy to listen to you on the air and talk you through adjustments.
> 
> Some suggestions. Ignore your numbers of 30 and 18 -- they are the wrong 
> thing to look at. Start with TXEQ -- set the three lowest bands to 
> maximum cut, take the 4th band down about 6 dB. Leave everything else 
> set flat (0dB). Now, turn compression all the way down, and adjust your 
> mic gain so that you see occasional peaks of full power. To get the 
> right setting, you may need to temporarily increase VOX GAIN. Now, turn 
> up compression so that on the compression METER, you see peaks of about 
> 10 dB. This is the way you want to run it.
> 
> This will get you in the ballpark, and it's time to get some signal 
> reports. Also, if you're like me, you probably yell louder during the 
> contest, so be prepared to turn the mic gain down to stay within those 
> settings.
> 
> You will, of course, want to balance the live mic with recordings. The 
> above assumes that the live mic is on the mic input and the computer is 
> on the Line Input. That's how I work. So once you're adjusted for the 
> live mic, you'll want to adjust computer playback to get the same 
> indications of compression.
> 
> There's more to the computer gain adjustment. It's written up here, 
> following the disucssion of computer sound cards.
> 
> http://k9yc.com/USB_Interfaces.pdf
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
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