[Drakelist] Tweak my Peak....

2014-03-02 Thread lane denune
   OK ; Here's a loaded question for the TR7 Pros out there... Adjust Mic Gain to make the ALC Green light come on ... Leaves something to be interpreted..Is it to flicker slightly on voice peaks or come on full and fade away when finished speaking?? . I have had success with the rig on SSB

Re: [Drakelist] Tweak my Peak....

2014-03-02 Thread Floyd Sense
I would adjust the gain so that the LED just flickers on voice peaks. There's a common modification for the ALC board that changes how the LED responds and you may not know if that mod is installed or not. 73, K8AC On 3/2/2014 12:34 PM, lane denune wrote: OK ; Here's a loaded question

Re: [Drakelist] Tweak my Peak....

2014-03-02 Thread Jim Shorney
OK, My opinion: Best practice is to operate at a lever *just below* where the ALC light starts to flicker. This gives you the cleanest signal. It's easier to do if you can use the clipping action of a good RF speech processor, such as the SP-7 or equivalent, to limit your peaks. Otherwise it's

Re: [Drakelist] Tweak my Peak....

2014-03-02 Thread Gary Poland
Lane, The green LED is a function of the ALC. The LED will light on voice peaks when the ALC kicks in and limits power output of the PA section. This is typically 110 to 150 watts depending on the band. Your antenna impedance will also affect when the LED lights. If you looking at anything

Re: [Drakelist] Tweak my Peak....

2014-03-02 Thread Richard Knoppow
- Original Message - From: Jim Shorney jshor...@inebraska.com To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Tweak my Peak OK, My opinion: Best practice is to operate at a lever *just below* where the ALC light starts to flicker.