[Elecraft] Monitor in SSB sounds "crummy" K3s?

[Fred Jensen]

Ken, I think there's something wrong.  I don't frequent SSB much but 
when I do the monitor always sounds fine.  I just tried my K3 #642, 
fairly long in the tooth but with a fairly late FW if not the latest, 
and I sound just fine to myself, for whatever that's worth.  There are 
so many new menu choices since I first built mine, it's possible there 
could be something there ... like CONFIG:MONITOR CRUMMY/GOOD :-)), but I 
really doubt it.  How does it sound on CW or RTTY or other digital mode? 
  You may be at the "call Elecraft" point.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016
- www.cqp.org

On 7/1/2016 4:29 PM, Ken Arck wrote:
> Of course I'm not using the speaker for monitoring SSB - I have tried
> the Koss 40, 45 and Heil headsets, all with the same result. I've also
> been careful not to overdrive either the mic(s) nor headphones.
>
> Unfortunately I do not have the DVR but let's face it...listening on 2
> other radios should give me a fairly accurate portrayal of how my SSB
> signal sounds (yes, RF gain down so as not to overload the local radios)
> and MONITOR simply doesn't
>
> Ken