Jeff, To set the mic gain correctly, use the ALC meter on the KX3 while operating into a dummy load. Adjust your mic level for 6 to 7 bars on the ALC meter (and do not change it no matter what others on the air tell you.
With that accomplished, try compression of 10% as indicated by the meters. Now you can make some contacts and adjust the compression and TX EQ to be suitable for the ears of the listeners. I will make a couple comments about the TX EQ settings before you ask "on the air" - I strongly recommend you set the first two TX EX bands to minimum. Those frequencies add nothing to the intelligibility, but do consume a great amount of power at the expense of higher frequencies that do provide greater intelligibility. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/6/2012 6:46 PM, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote: > > Hey all, KX3 (Kit) #80 is on the air. Looking for some QSOs to help me > get familiar with the radio. > > I'm at 14044 now, and could jump up to SSB - I'd like to get the mic > gain, etc set nicely, so on the air reports would be helpful. > > It was a blast to assemble - and even more fun to operate :) > > 73 de N6GQ > > __._,_.___ > Reply to sender > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20KX3%20Kit%20%2380%20looking%20for%20QSOs> > > | Reply to group > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20KX3%20Kit%20%2380%20looking%20for%20QSOs> > > | Reply via web post > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KX3/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxNzVrMW9qBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAM2Nzc5BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTMzNjM0NDQwOQ--?act=reply&messageNum=6779> > > | Start a New Topic > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KX3/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmYWJ0dXBrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzMzYzNDQ0MDk-> > > > Messages in this topic > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KX3/message/6779;_ylc=X3oDMTM1ZHAxbGZxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAM2Nzc5BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTMzNjM0NDQwOQR0cGNJZAM2Nzc5> > > (1) > Recent Activity: > > * New Members > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KX3/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnNG4xanRmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzM2MzQ0NDA5?o=6> > 44 > * New Photos > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KX3/spnew;_ylc=X3oDMTJnOGNnMDJuBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2cGhvdARzdGltZQMxMzM2MzQ0NDA5> > 10 > * New Files > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KX3/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJodG9ncmlzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2ZmlsZXMEc3RpbWUDMTMzNjM0NDQwOQ--> > 1 > > Visit Your Group > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KX3;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZnJqdGt1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzMzYzNDQ0MDk-> > > > Yahoo! Groups > <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlY2NsOG10BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTMzNjM0NDQwOQ--> > > > Switch to: Text-Only > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Format:%20Traditional>, > > Daily Digest > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Digest> > • Unsubscribe > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms > of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > . > > __,_._,___ ______________________________________________________________ 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
