[Elecraft] New to Elecraft - help with audio settings

[donovanf at starpower.net]

Hi Pete, 


Whats this all about? 


Go back to your W8FYO, you'll like it a lot better! 


73 
Frank 
W3LPL 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Peter Chamalian" <w1rm at comcast.net> 
To: jim at audiosystemsgroup.com, elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 8:50:31 PM 
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New to Elecraft - help with audio settings 

Jim, a few questions on your settings. 

1. Do you have a high, mid or low pitch voice? Mine tends to be mid to 
high. 
2. What mic are you using? Have the Antlion condenser ModMike 4 

Given these parameters, is there any changes you would suggest? I realize I 
have to test this myself and get some feedback on quality and punch but if 
you had any thoughts I'd appreciate hearing them. 

Thanks and 73, 
Pete, W1RM 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim 
Brown 
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 1:17 PM 
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New to Elecraft - help with audio settings 

I strongly disagree with Heil's recommended settings. 

I will repeat mine for contesting, DXing, and casual operation. 

Three lowest bands maximum cut. Fourth band cut 6 dB. 3-6 dB boost of top 
two bands. 

Then get signal reports from a trained listener, who has his/her RX set for 
wide IF bandwidth. Depending on your voice and the mic, that 4th band may 
need more cut, and/or those top two bands may need more or less boost. 

AFTER EQ has been set, turn CMP down to zero and set mic gain per the 
manual. THEN, with the display set to show Compression, increase CMP to the 
point where you see about 10 dB of compression on voice peaks. 

Why do I recommend the same settings for contesting, DX, and casual 
operation? Because these settings increase talk power by nearly 13 dB, 
equivalent to your 100W rig driving a 2kW amp, and your 10W radio like a 
200W radio. That difference gets you 13 dB higher above QRM and noise, and 
has the effect of minimizing the effects of QSB. For all those reasons, it 
makes it easier for the other station to copy you, which makes for a more 
pleasant QSO. 

Why do I recommend so much bass cut? Because those low frequency sounds 
amount to nearly half the total voice power but make no contribution to 
speech intelligibility. They also include room noise, breath pops, and mic 
handling noise. Getting rid of the lows nearly doubles talk power (3dB). 

73, Jim K9YC 

On Mon,4/10/2017 6:02 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote: 
> Follow the manual for setting gain and compression plus look at Heil's 
> suggestions for the equalizer: 
> https://heilsound.com/heil-amateur-radio/support/dsp-settings/all-thin 
> gs-elecraft/ 


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