Bill,
You said you can adjust the ALC and CMP levels, but you did not tell us
the level you adjusted them to.
The proper way to adjust is to set the compression at zero to start,
then increase the mic gain until you see 5 to 7 bars on the ALC meter
(do that in TX TEST so you don't bother fellow hams). Then adjust the
compression to the level you desire.
If you can't get the 5 to 7 bars (7 bars on peaks) then you do not have
enough mic gain. If it is a Heil dynamic mic, you may have to set the
mic gain range to "H" in the menu.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 12/31/2012 2:12 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
OK, I just assembled this rig a few days after Christmas (I have the best XYL
ever), and while I've made hundreds of successful CW contacts, I haven't had
anyone hear me on SSB.
When TUNE or key on CW, I get the full 100 watt output.
I believe the microphone works. The VOX trips, I can hear my voice in the
monitor, and adjust the ALC and CMP levels easily.
However, when I flip the meter over to SWR / RF and speak, there is only one
bar indication on the RF meter. No matter how much I talk / yell into the
microphone.
I've been trying to think what might be wrong. I only have the stock 2.7 kHz
filter, which I installed at FL3. I have the FLTX SB menu set to FL3. I do not
have the rig in TX TEST mode. In TX TEST mode, there is NO bar in the RF meter.
What have I done wrong?
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [email protected]
Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
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-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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