I just re-checked my K3, and I am set to "MENU/MIC SEL=rP.l biAS", MIC Gain knob is 17, CMP is 22. I have the first 3 sliders in the TX EQUAL most of the way down (-12 to -16) and the top 2 up maybe +3.
When I had an external LDG tuner with an analog meter, it would read low output, but when I switched to one of the newer models with the LED power indicator, it hits 80 to 100 watts consistently. Pretty well matches the power indicator on the K3 panel. I get 7-8 bars of Audio/ALC and 10+ on the Compressions scale. I'm getting good audio reports from contacts. ...bc -----Original Message----- From: D. R. Evans [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Settings for CM500 on K3? Don Wilhelm said the following at 09/13/2010 07:57 PM : > First turn the compression to zero, then increase the mic gain until you > see 6 to 7 bars on the ALC meter. > Than add compression as you like. > > You can do all that in TEST mode. When adding compression, you can > listen to yourself on the monitor. > > Try it and see what happens - I suspect you are not hitting the ALC hard > enough. > That is exactly what I did, since that's what the manual says to do. Everything looks and sounds fine on the K3 itself. It's when I look at the external PEP meter that the problem becomes obvious. Doc N7DR -- Web: http://www.sff.net/people/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
