[Elecraft] Transmit Equalizers and FT4/8

[N4ZR]

No, that was indeed a typo.  The way it is normally set for SSB 
emphasizes the highs. Trouble is, I don't operate phone enough to catch 
things like that hi.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/29/2019 10:29 AM, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
> Hi Pete,
>
> Are you sure that your minimizing SSB voice frequencies above 2000 Hz?
> I hope that's a typo, because its fundamentally incorrect.
>
> Its perfectly okay to use SSB mode with FT8 and other digital modes,
> but you MUST set TX equalization to flat and CMP to fully
> counterclockwise.  The MIC level must be set so with the fifth ALC
> bar just flickering, this assures that ALC is off.
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [Elecraft] Transmit Equalizers and FT4/8
>
> I normally run my K3's TX equalizer to minimize low frequencies and 
> frequencies above 2000 Hz.  Am I right to assume that I should set it 
> back to flat when doing FT4/8?
>
> -- 
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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