Hi Doc, I second Don's advice. But here are some "starting points" that may help.
- Set the mic gain to the high range. That's in the MAIN:MIC SEL menu. - Make sure the bias is turned on; it probably is or you wouldn't hear anything. - Start with MIC gain set to about 20 and see how that works. Adjust CMP and MIC according to the instructions in the manual, watching ALC - etc. FWIW, I found the MIC gain set to about 30 is right for my voice here. YMMV. - If you need to adjust the MIC gain up, be sure and listen to yourself using a MON setting that allows you to hear your TX audio. TX TEST mode works well for this; there's no need to do on-air tests at first. Plus, if it sounds good to you it will probably sound good for everyone else. I just got CM500's working here this afternoon. The little electret power box is handy in my case, because I use the rear panel MIC/SPKR for room audio and the front panel MIC/PHONES sockets for the CM500. I just replaced the 3.5mm cable/plug with a shielded cable with MIC+/BIAS/GND signals and it all works fine. 73, matt W6NIA K3 #24 On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:38:20 -0600, you wrote: >I don't use SSB much, but I just bought the much-recommended Yamaha CM500 >for those occasions when I venture up to that end of the bands. > >Trouble is, after following the instructions on p. 28 of the K3 operating >manual, along with K7YC's suggestions in e-mail ><[email protected]>, my PEP meter says I'm running >about 30W PEP output. So I've obviously done something wrong. > >Could some kind soul who has the CM500 on a 100W K3 post the exact settings >they are using to get ~100W output (as measured by an external PEP meter)? > > 73 -- Doc N7DR ______________________________________________________________ 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
