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Audio (setting) problem

hf4me
Several questions here:

All of a sudden my receive audio is horribly over modulated and the audio
volume knob is almost uncontrollable because it is so sensitive and I have
to adjust it for each person speaking.  I had the menu up and spun the vfo
knob to change frequency and do not know what I changed.  I really think
this is what caused it.  I had loaded 4.17 and that may been when it started
and went back to 4.14 (downloaded version, not "saved version), no change,
and now to 4.22 and it is still doing the same thing so I think I messed it
up a setting.

Ideas on what to check?

Are my "settings" saved when I save my configuration?  I will go back
farther to see if that will clear it out if so.

I am assuming (there is that word again) I can go to any previous SAVE to
restore my settings to that condition and then jump directly to 4.22 for
instance.  True?

THANKS, de Jim KG0KP


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Re: Audio (setting) problem

hf4me
OK, Guys, THANKS - right on, I knew this was going to be stupid.  Do you
know how much you can look at the menu settings and not see that AGC is OFF?
The settings are there but not the on/off,fast,slow.  And, when my mind was
on having screwed up the menu, I didn't even see on the panel it was OFF.

Thanks, de Jim KG0KP

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Joyce" <[hidden email]
To: "Jim Miller KG0KP" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Audio (setting) problem


> Hi Jim:  May seem like a silly suggestion, but it almost sounds like you
> have somehow turned the AGC off  ????
>
> 73,  Doug
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Miller KG0KP" <[hidden email]>
> To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 10:53 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Audio (setting) problem
>
>
>> Several questions here:
>>
>> All of a sudden my receive audio is horribly over modulated and the audio
>> volume knob is almost uncontrollable because it is so sensitive and I
>> have
>> to adjust it for each person speaking.  I had the menu up and spun the
>> vfo
>> knob to change frequency and do not know what I changed.  I really think
>> this is what caused it.  I had loaded 4.17 and that may been when it
>> started
>> and went back to 4.14 (downloaded version, not "saved version), no
>> change,
>> and now to 4.22 and it is still doing the same thing so I think I messed
>> it
>> up a setting.
>>
>> Ideas on what to check?
>>
>> Are my "settings" saved when I save my configuration?  I will go back
>> farther to see if that will clear it out if so.
>>
>> I am assuming (there is that word again) I can go to any previous SAVE to
>> restore my settings to that condition and then jump directly to 4.22 for
>> instance.  True?
>>
>> THANKS, de Jim KG0KP
>>
>>
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Re: Audio (setting) problem

Joe Subich, W4TV-4
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Jim,

Sounds like you turned off the AGC - tap the AGC button.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV

On 11/19/2010 10:53 AM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:

> Several questions here:
>
> All of a sudden my receive audio is horribly over modulated and the audio
> volume knob is almost uncontrollable because it is so sensitive and I have
> to adjust it for each person speaking.  I had the menu up and spun the vfo
> knob to change frequency and do not know what I changed.  I really think
> this is what caused it.  I had loaded 4.17 and that may been when it started
> and went back to 4.14 (downloaded version, not "saved version), no change,
> and now to 4.22 and it is still doing the same thing so I think I messed it
> up a setting.
>
> Ideas on what to check?
>
> Are my "settings" saved when I save my configuration?  I will go back
> farther to see if that will clear it out if so.
>
> I am assuming (there is that word again) I can go to any previous SAVE to
> restore my settings to that condition and then jump directly to 4.22 for
> instance.  True?
>
> THANKS, de Jim KG0KP
>
>
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Re: Audio (setting) problem

N7US
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For the last week or so, probably starting with the APF releases, but I
don't know that for sure, I've had an intermittent problem with the AF Gain
control.  The volume sometimes is very loud and distorted when the control
is in the 8-10 o'clock range of the pot.  I tested the pot, as suggested by
Dale Farmer, using the CONFIG:SW Test, setting it to Scn Adc, and that
seemed to be OK.

It's a recent problem for me, and unfortunately I can't say exactly when it
started.


Jim N7US



-----Original Message-----


Several questions here:

All of a sudden my receive audio is horribly over modulated and the audio
volume knob is almost uncontrollable because it is so sensitive and I have
to adjust it for each person speaking.  I had the menu up and spun the vfo
knob to change frequency and do not know what I changed.  I really think
this is what caused it.  I had loaded 4.17 and that may been when it started

and went back to 4.14 (downloaded version, not "saved version), no change,
and now to 4.22 and it is still doing the same thing so I think I messed it
up a setting.

Ideas on what to check?

Are my "settings" saved when I save my configuration?  I will go back
farther to see if that will clear it out if so.

I am assuming (there is that word again) I can go to any previous SAVE to
restore my settings to that condition and then jump directly to 4.22 for
instance.  True?

THANKS, de Jim KG0KP


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Re: Audio (setting) problem

hf4me
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OK, Guys, THANKS - right on, I knew this was going to be stupid.  Do you
know how much you can look at the menu settings and not see that AGC is OFF?
The settings are there but not the on/off,fast,slow.  And, when my mind was
on having screwed up the menu, I didn't even see on the panel it was OFF.

Thanks, de Jim KG0KP

> On 11/19/2010 10:53 AM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
>> Several questions here:
>>
>> All of a sudden my receive audio is horribly over modulated and the audio
>> volume knob is almost uncontrollable because it is so sensitive and I
>> have
>> to adjust it for each person speaking.  I had the menu up and spun the
>> vfo
>> knob to change frequency and do not know what I changed.  I really think
>> this is what caused it.  I had loaded 4.17 and that may been when it
>> started
>> and went back to 4.14 (downloaded version, not "saved version), no
>> change,
>> and now to 4.22 and it is still doing the same thing so I think I messed
>> it
>> up a setting.
>>
>> Ideas on what to check?
>>
>> Are my "settings" saved when I save my configuration?  I will go back
>> farther to see if that will clear it out if so.
>>
>> I am assuming (there is that word again) I can go to any previous SAVE to
>> restore my settings to that condition and then jump directly to 4.22 for
>> instance.  True?
>>
>> THANKS, de Jim KG0KP
>>
>>
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Re: Audio (setting) problem

k6dgw
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On 11/19/2010 8:20 AM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
> OK, Guys, THANKS - right on, I knew this was going to be stupid.  Do you
> know how much you can look at the menu settings and not see that AGC is OFF?
> The settings are there but not the on/off,fast,slow.  And, when my mind was
> on having screwed up the menu, I didn't even see on the panel it was OFF.

I tell myself these questions are not stupid, Jim, that's my story and
I'm sticking to is.  When my K3 went dead on 30m, and after lots of back
and forth diagnosing, Wayne called me on the phone, and said, "OK, let's
start simple.  On any band where it works, what ANT is selected?"  You
can probably fill in the blanks from here, on 30m, I had inadvertently
selected ANT2 and failed to note it on the display.

It did teach me to study the display first before diving into the
uncharted CONFIG:MENU waters.  Menu stuff takes overt changes on my
part, the buttons and switches are open "targets of opportunity" for fat
fingers.

And, mildly astounding, the designer of my radio actually called me :-)

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
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Re: Audio (setting) problem

Jim Brown-10
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On 11/19/2010 7:53 AM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
> Ideas on what to check?

On the setup menu, check MIC GAIN.  My guess is that it should be LOW
and may have been changed to HIGH.

73, Jim K9YC
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Re: Audio (setting) problem

KENT TRIMBLE
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Mildly?

Kent  K9ZTV



On 11/19/2010 12:23 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
>
> And, mildly astounding, the designer of my radio actually called me :-)
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