Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Audio Compressor

2014-11-12 Thread Gerry leary
I still have not connected my KSPA100 yet, because the KX3 gets excellent Audio reports every time. I find that I almost never need phoenetics to help others understand me. WB6IVF. Gain 42, Compression 9. Sent from my iPhone this time On Nov 11, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Wayne Burdick

[Elecraft] KX3 Audio Compressor

2014-11-11 Thread David Ahrendts
Feeling rather chuffed to have my Heil Gold Elite 5.1 mich and my Dr. Dre Beats ear buds with my KX3. Could run a disco! The Heil has very broad audio response for amateur radio which I prefer for casual com. I’ve noticed that a ll of that fidelity goes away when I invoke the audio compressor

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Audio Compressor

2014-11-11 Thread Gary - NC3Z
This has actually been a topic of several discussions on the KX3 Yahoo group. If you look at the KX3 on a spectrum analyzer you will see that when the compressor is turned on that the TX BW goes from about 2.8KHz to 2.4KHz. I have asked Elecraft if there was a way for another option to be

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Audio Compressor

2014-11-11 Thread Wayne Burdick
Gary, Our present implementation of speech compression has proven very effective for most users. Still, we are keeping track of possible alternatives, and if/when we find time to experiment with them, we'll post to the list. 73, Wayne N6KR On Nov 11, 2014, at 8:40 AM, Gary - NC3Z

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Audio Compressor

2014-11-11 Thread David Ahrendts
Thanks, Gary. I will study up on this. With my really hip (and very effective) headphones, the difference is quite pronounced. I too have always gotten “great audio” comments using the Heil with my about-to-be-sold TS-480HX and TS-480SAT, and I would run pretty full on compression in as full a

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Audio Compressor

2014-11-11 Thread David Ahrendts
Wayne, I am loving the KX3, KXPA100 combo and have it now balanced and operating virtually 100% into an Ameritron ALS-600S. And the Dr. Dre’s, I am cooking! :—) On the audio thread, I also noticed a huge audio difference between the Heil Gold Elite and the Elecraft MH-3. While the Heil was a

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Audio Compressor

2014-11-11 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi David, I've had such great reports with the MH3 that I'm not sure how they could get any better. Makes me wonder if your MH3 isn't functioning properly. If you'd like, we could send you another MH3 for comparison. If the second one is an improvement, keep it, and return the old one so we

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Audio Compressor

2014-11-11 Thread Phil Wheeler
Agree. MH3 is a fine microphone for the KX3 -- and a big improvement ergonomically over the MH2 I use with my K2/100. 73, Phil W7OX On 11/11/14 9:10 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Hi David, I've had such great reports with the MH3 that I'm not sure how they could get any better. Makes me wonder