Aloha: I have had my K3 since last October. I think I have given it a fair trail. It is just too darned complicated for me. I have never been able to get it to give the same background noise for cw as it gives for ssb.
I think I want to get rid of it. Can anyone advise me of a rig, same price range, for me to purchase? Susan If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm AFA9SM USSV DHARMA --- On Fri, 8/20/10, Joe Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Joe Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 8:49 AM > > > Are any of you guys driving your K3 with W2IHY or > other audio rack > > gear? > > Why bother? The K3 already provides all of the > capability of the > W2IHY 8 band EQ/noise gate, adds downward expansion in the > noise > gate and there is no issue with external hum loops, RF > pick-up, etc. > > > I'm still waiting for my K3 to get back from the > factory, but I plan > > on running the full stack of W2IHY gear with a Heil > GM-5 Mic. > > I've used wide range (broadcast style) mics and the Heil > HC-5 element > with the K3's internal EQ and find that configuring the K3 > for a 6 dB > per octave roll off below 400 Hz (50 Hz: -16dB, 100 Hz: > -12dB, 200 Hz: > -6 dB), a -6dB "notch" at 800 Hz and 6 dB per octave rise > above 1000 Hz > (1600 Hz: +6dB, 2400 Hz: +10dB, 3200 Hz: +12dB) yields > extremely good > audio reports with the "broadcast" mic and a lot of > "presence" without > the "restricted" sound on the HC-5. > > Coupled with "CMP" at 25, this provides plenty of "punch" > without > sounding over processed and "all highs" like the HC-4. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 8/20/2010 11:54 AM, Tim Tucker wrote: > > Are any of you guys driving your K3 with W2IHY or > other audio rack gear? If > > so, I'm curious as to the settings you ended up with > on the rig. I'm still > > waiting for my K3 to get back from the factory, but I > plan on running the > > full stack of W2IHY gear with a Heil GM-5 Mic. I > imagine I will probably > > end up with the comp and EQ on the rig turned off, but > I'd like to hear what > > others do. > > > > Tim > > AE6LX > > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Philippe > Trottet<[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Hi James, > >> I'm using MH2 also for Field day opertions and > almost same as you, set > >> MIC=2& COMP=20 TX equalizer has > been adjust to my loud voice given > >> preferential to medium high > audio. Great > >> 73's > >> Philippe A65BI > >> K3#3616 > >> > >>>>> <[email protected]> > 20-08-2010 18:54>>> > >> Who uses the Elecraft hand mic? I do and mic gain > has to be set low; i.e. > >> around 8 or 9 to prevent clipping and flat > topping as viewed on a monitor > >> scope. This is with mic sensitivity set to > low in the menu. I was once > >> told that the hand mics are a tad hot, but mine > seems to be excessively so. > >> > >> Regardless, my comp is set to 15 or 20 and I get > excellent audio reports. > >> > >> James K2QI > >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Stephen Prior<[email protected]> > >> Sender: [email protected] > >> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:21:00 > >> To: elecraft<[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 : SSB modulation > >> > >> I use the Heil MD2 microphone which has an > electret element. I have both > >> compression and mic gain set to 25, and mic set to > front panel low with > >> bias. > >> > >> I have far more 'talk power' than I have enjoyed > with any previous radio. > >> > >> 73 Stephen G4SJP > >> > >> > >> On 20/08/2010 04:24, "Joseph Trombino, Jr"<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > >>>> Hi > >>>> > >>>> We are the proud owners of 6 K3/100 used > at the FY5KE contest station. > >>>> These radios has been delivered around > mid-2008 and their serial numbers > >>>> are in the 012xx range. > >>>> > >>>> After using mostly these rigs for SSB > contesting in FY5KE or in other > >>>> places, we are still facing a lack of > "dynamics", "punch", > >>>> "penetration", "power", whatever you call > it. In other words, when > >>>> comparing this rig to our radios we > previously used (TS-850), with the > >>>> same microphone (Heil HC-4 element) and > the same output RF power, the K3 > >>>> is clearly way behind in term of "average > power" we can read on the Bird > >>>> wattmeter wired on its RF output. Even if > observing the wattmeter needle > >>>> is not a very scientific measurement (we > admit it), various comparative > >>>> reports on the air do confirm our > feeling. > >>>> > >>>> We spent time on various available > settings (mic gain, compressor level, > >>>> etc), with no luck, excepted a very > distorted and awful audio to roughly > >>>> reach the same level, which is not > acceptable. > >>>> > >>>> After a little Googling, it appears that > other contesters suffers the > >>>> same issue (e.g. > www.bavarian-contest-club.de/projects/K3_english.pdf > >>>> pages 6 and 10). > >>>> > >>>> Some questions : > >>>> > >>>> - Do other contesters (or not) here have > noted the same problem ? > >>>> - What settings did you modified (or not) > to achieve a good result ? > >>>> - Is there any possible HW or SW upgrade > we aren't aware of, that could > >>>> help us ? > >>>> > >>>> We must confess we are currently preparing > our next contest season, and > >>>> we are seriously considering reselling > these radios and bring others > >>>> Japanese models if we can't solve this > problem, despite we really > >>>> appreciate them in many other aspects > (size, weight, etc.). > >>>> > >>>> 73 > >>>> > >>>> For the FY5KE/Win-Test team, > >>>> > >>>> Larry - F6FVY > >>> > >>> > ______________________________________________________________ > >>> Elecraft mailing list > >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >>> > >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
