Don and all, I also use the CM-500 and run Bias L
Mic @ 19 Comp @ 15 I do have a soft voice and do speak softly as well as I am in a quiet operating position. (Under the awning of my Motorhome) until the Cockatoos start to scream. Gary On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Mike, > > That sounds like you have your MIC SEL menu set for "H" - try tapping > the "1" button to change it to "L" so you can set your mic gain higher > (and gives you more range). I don't know if it will help your noise, > but it would explain the difference between your setting of 9 and the > other fellow's 30. BTW, mine is set at 38 for the Elecraft MD2. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Mike wrote: > > This afternoon, chatting with a couple of locals on 6M, they mentioned > I had some > > noise on my signal. One said it sounded like a radio in the background, > the other > > characterized it as a loud hiss, with some intermittent high pitched > blurbs. > > > > I disconnected the computer(RS232 & audio IO) and external speakers, and > the noise > > was still there. I turned on the monitor and could hear it. > > > > I'm using a Yamaha CM500 connected to the back panel. One of the guys was > using a K3, > > and he commented that he was using the Elecraft hand mic, and his mic > gain was set at > > 30. Mine was set at 9, which gave me 8/9 bars on the ALC meter(ooooops). > A gain > > setting of 1 gives me the desired 5 bars. Now the monitor sounds like > mild > > atmospheric noise, with a slight static burst every now and then. > > > > Is the CM500 that hot? Where else could the noise be coming from? Does > the monitor > > pick up from received signals, or just the mic? > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
