K3: Low audio on 10m FM transmit...

[K2QI]

Dear group,

 

Can't seem to figure out what's going on here.  Have the stock Elecraft MH-2
mic.  According to other stations and through monitoring on an HT, my audio
sounds very low.  Increasing mic gain does nothing to change it.  I normally
set mic gain to around 4, but even when pushing it to 30, audio still sounds
low at the receiving station.  What am I missing here?

 

73,

James KC2UEE (soon to be K3JPS)

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[KK7P]

> ...According to other stations and through monitoring on an HT, my audio
> sounds very low.  Increasing mic gain does nothing to change it.  I normally
> set mic gain to around 4, but even when pushing it to 30, audio still sounds
> low at the receiving station.  What am I missing here?

Once you have the correct ALC indication, set the transmit deviation in
the CONFIG menu.

73,

Lyle KK7P
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[K2QI]

Woops. never mind.  Had FM deviation set to 1.  Bumped it up to 3, and am
now getting beautiful reports.

 

James KC2UEE

 

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From: James Sarte [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 4:50 PM
To: '[hidden email]'
Subject: K3: Low audio on 10m FM transmit...

 

Dear group,

 

Can't seem to figure out what's going on here.  Have the stock Elecraft MH-2
mic.  According to other stations and through monitoring on an HT, my audio
sounds very low.  Increasing mic gain does nothing to change it.  I normally
set mic gain to around 4, but even when pushing it to 30, audio still sounds
low at the receiving station.  What am I missing here?

 

73,

James KC2UEE (soon to be K3JPS)

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[K2QI]

OK, now this is weird. I went back into the menu after checking the manual
as the manual states that the FM deviation setting is normally 5.  Before
changing deviation to 3, I remembered the settings available were 1K to 6K
and the selected width at that time was 1Khz.  Now my menu options are only
2Khz to 6Khz?!?!?

 

Am I going bonkers here, or is my memory failing me?  Is it 1-6 or 2-6?

 

73,

James KC2UEE

 

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From: James Sarte [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 5:15 PM
To: 'James Sarte'; '[hidden email]'
Subject: RE: K3: Low audio on 10m FM transmit...

 

Woops. never mind.  Had FM deviation set to 1.  Bumped it up to 3, and am
now getting beautiful reports.

 

James KC2UEE

 

  _____  

From: James Sarte [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 4:50 PM
To: '[hidden email]'
Subject: K3: Low audio on 10m FM transmit...

 

Dear group,

 

Can't seem to figure out what's going on here.  Have the stock Elecraft MH-2
mic.  According to other stations and through monitoring on an HT, my audio
sounds very low.  Increasing mic gain does nothing to change it.  I normally
set mic gain to around 4, but even when pushing it to 30, audio still sounds
low at the receiving station.  What am I missing here?

 

73,

James KC2UEE (soon to be K3JPS)

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[Joe Planisky]

HA!  You're not bonkers.  I just saw the same thing on my K3.  It  
looks like if you've never set the deviation, it defaults to 1.0, but  
as soon as you go over 2.0, the lower limit becomes 2.0.

Isn't software wonderful :-)

73
--
Joe KB8AP

On Mar 6, 2009, at 2:35 PM, James Sarte wrote:

> OK, now this is weird. I went back into the menu after checking the  
> manual
> as the manual states that the FM deviation setting is normally 5.  
> Before
> changing deviation to 3, I remembered the settings available were 1K  
> to 6K
> and the selected width at that time was 1Khz.  Now my menu options  
> are only
> 2Khz to 6Khz?!?!?
>
>
>
> Am I going bonkers here, or is my memory failing me?  Is it 1-6 or  
> 2-6?
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> James KC2UEE
>
>
>
>  _____
>
> From: James Sarte [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 5:15 PM
> To: 'James Sarte'; '[hidden email]'
> Subject: RE: K3: Low audio on 10m FM transmit...
>
>
>
> Woops. never mind.  Had FM deviation set to 1.  Bumped it up to 3,  
> and am
> now getting beautiful reports.
>
>
>
> James KC2UEE
>
>
>
>  _____
>
> From: James Sarte [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 4:50 PM
> To: '[hidden email]'
> Subject: K3: Low audio on 10m FM transmit...
>
>
>
> Dear group,
>
>
>
> Can't seem to figure out what's going on here.  Have the stock  
> Elecraft MH-2
> mic.  According to other stations and through monitoring on an HT,  
> my audio
> sounds very low.  Increasing mic gain does nothing to change it.  I  
> normally
> set mic gain to around 4, but even when pushing it to 30, audio  
> still sounds
> low at the receiving station.  What am I missing here?
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> James KC2UEE (soon to be K3JPS)
>
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[Bruce McLaughlin-2]

Low received audio on FM is often a sign of too narrow deviation.  Check the
config menu for the FM deviation I think it is shown as FM DEV but check
page 58 in the manual.  It should be set to four or even five.  If it is a
much lower than four that could be the source of your low received audio
reports.  Increasing the mic gain will ensure that whatever the maximum
deviation is set for is achieved but it will not increase the deviation has
that set point and only cause likely audio distortion.

Bruce-W8FU

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Subject: [Elecraft] K3: Low audio on 10m FM transmit...

Dear group,

 

Can't seem to figure out what's going on here.  Have the stock Elecraft MH-2
mic.  According to other stations and through monitoring on an HT, my audio
sounds very low.  Increasing mic gain does nothing to change it.  I normally
set mic gain to around 4, but even when pushing it to 30, audio still sounds
low at the receiving station.  What am I missing here?

 

73,

James KC2UEE (soon to be K3JPS)

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