K3: Rough audio with amp even using voice recorder- SOLVED

[Ignacy]

KPA3 had only 100mA idle current. After adjusting to 400mA (R11 on top of KPA3) the signal is very good at any power level.

I also found by testing on the other radio that CM500 sounds very different close (bassy) and a bit apart (more balanced).

Thank you all for the comments.

Ignacy, NO9E

[Jim Brown-10]

On Wed,9/17/2014 3:52 PM, Ignacy wrote:
> I also found by testing on the other radio that CM500 sounds very different
> close (bassy) and a bit apart (more balanced).

For most voices, a good starting point for TXEQ with the CM500 is to
fully cut the lowest three bands, cut the 4th band about 6dB, leave all
the others at 0 dB. Then get some critical signal reports from hams you
trust to have good ears.

73, Jim K9YC
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[Ignacy]

Very good suggestions. When listening on teh other radio, I used your settings and added 4 db to 1.6 and 2.4. But could sound only good with my ears that have some treble weakness. 

But CM500 1 inch and 2 inches away sound completely different.

Ignacy 

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Jim Brown-10 [via Elecraft] <[hidden email]> wrote:

On Wed,9/17/2014 3:52 PM, Ignacy wrote:
> I also found by testing on the other radio that CM500 sounds very different
> close (bassy) and a bit apart (more balanced).

For most voices, a good starting point for TXEQ with the CM500 is to
fully cut the lowest three bands, cut the 4th band about 6dB, leave all
the others at 0 dB. Then get some critical signal reports from hams you
trust to have good ears.

73, Jim K9YC
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

---

If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below:

http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Rough-audio-with-amp-even-using-voice-recorder-SOLVED-tp7593179p7593180.html

To unsubscribe from K3: Rough audio with amp even using voice recorder- SOLVED, click here.
NAML

[Don Wilhelm-4]

The TXEQ settings for the KX3 are the same as for the K3.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 9/17/2014 9:16 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:

> For those of us with a KX3 instead of a K3, what would be the frequency cutoff for “three lowest bands”?
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
> CM87wj
> http://observer.wunderwood.org/
>
> On Sep 17, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Jim Brown <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> On Wed,9/17/2014 3:52 PM, Ignacy wrote:
>>> I also found by testing on the other radio that CM500 sounds very different
>>> close (bassy) and a bit apart (more balanced).
>> For most voices, a good starting point for TXEQ with the CM500 is to fully cut the lowest three bands, cut the 4th band about 6dB, leave all the others at 0 dB. Then get some critical signal reports from hams you trust to have good ears.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
>> ______________________________________________________________
>>

______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[Jim Brown-10]

On Wed,9/17/2014 6:19 PM, Ignacy wrote:
> Very good suggestions. When listening on teh other radio, I used your
> settings and added 4 db to 1.6 and 2.4. But could sound only good with my
> ears that have some treble weakness.

I don't usually recommend boosting the highs except for a pro mic that
needs it for ham radio. While it may sound better for your hearing loss,
it can cause overload of the audio path.

> But CM500 1 inch and 2 inches away sound completely different.

Yes. I always recommend that the mic be 2-3 inches above and to the side
of the mouth. This avoids bass build-up from being too close, and also
breath pops.

73, Jim K9YC
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]