There's *no* requirement to see 7 bars for full output. While I can get 7
bars of ALC, I show 100 watts PEP on an external meter with only 4 or 5 bars
too. That agrees with the Owner's manual which says "While talking, set MIC
{25} for 4-7 bars of ALC, and CMP for the desired compression." (pg 5 rev D2
with more on pg 28)The bar graph RF output on my K3's display faithfully shows peaks and agrees with my external meter as well. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dr. Werner Furlan Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 2:40 PM To: Merv Schweigert Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Front/Rear MIC Input Level hi Merv, Merv Schweigert schrieb am 11 Jan 2009 um 11:51: > I just checked mine #2306, cannot get ALC above 7 bars either, Heil > proset, mic setting of 8 to 10 is plenty to get full power out. But even > if setting mic to 60 ALC is still 7 bars max. But I notice that below the > ALC bar scale ALC brackets go to 7 bars, perhaps that means full scale? I > am using the rear panel jack also, manual states 5 to 7 bars max. As far > as power output less, thats normal check the CONFIG: TXG VCE menu and set > the gain up a small amount, will bring SSB up to CW power level. Use an > external meter as the K3 bar may not respond fast enough to show peaks on > SSB. Merv KH7C I checked again and it is exactly the same here. I have a LP-100 peak meter and it shows 100 Watt out in SSB with MIC GAIN 20 COMP 20. With normal speech I have only 2-4 bars of ALC, with OOOOLA I get 5-6. 73! de Werner OE9FWV -- Viele Hunde gehen gern ins Wasser. Manche leben sogar immer dort, das sind die Seehunde. Email powered by Pegasus Mail free at <http://www.pmail.com> Homepage: <http://www.qsl.net/oe9fwv/> Fone +43 5522 75013 Fax +43 5522 75013 15 Mobile +43 664 6340014 Elecraft K2 #5203 K3 #656 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
