Don Press (don't hold) the MENU button. Rotate vfoB knob until you see MIC SEL then rotate vfoA knob to select FP (front panel) or rP (rear panel) . You can press A/B to select high or low. Press REV to turn bias on or off. Hope this helps. Harlan, NC3C
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Gary Smith <g...@ka1j.com> wrote: >Don, > >I don't know how to find that bias setting. I apparently am not as >good as I used to be when it comes to finding uncommon details. > >There are other things I'm not as good at any more but that's another >discussion. > >:) > >Gary KA1J > >> Gary, >> >> You should not have mic bias set on for that microphone element and >> since that is a low output element, the mic gain range should be set >> to >> high (FP.H. if you are connecting to the Front panel jack, otherwise >> RP.H). >> >> To set up the mic gain, put the K3 into TX TEST and initially set >> the >> mic compression to zero. Then adjust the mic gain to produce 5 to 7 >> bars on the ALC display. After than, set the compression as you >> desire >> (listening with headphones to the monitor may help you determine the >> correct setting). >> >> You may try doing the Reference Oscillator calibration. Strange and >> unrelated as it may seem, I have seen that clean up distorted SSB >> signals. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 3/23/2013 8:24 PM, Gary Smith wrote: >> > @ Jay, >> >> Review the MIC CONFIG settings and maybe your TX equalizers >> > settings >> > >> > Never used them but just looked at the Tx EQ and it is flat @ 0. >> > Mic select is front panel, MIC+LIN is off >> > >> > @ Bill, Mic is an old Heil HM-5 desk mic & the element is an old >> Heil >> > HC-4. Nothing plugged into the audio jacks except my Bose QC15 >> > headset is in the phone jack. The element only has two >> connections, I >> > haven't set bias anywhere. Maybe I should experiment with the >> bias >> > settings but I don't see that in the menu or config options. >> > >> > >> >> > > > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
