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Torrey Mitchell

K3 Transmit ALC characteristics

The K3 manual says to set your mic gain so the ALC meter hits about 5 with
occasional peaks to 7 while using a normal speaking voice.i.e. keep it
within the ALC brackets below the meter. I'm using a Heil PE-781 microphone
with a wind screen. The ALC kicks up to the recommended range beginning
with a mic setting about 30. What confuses me is that the ALC kick, audio
quality, and transmit wave form don't seem to change between mic settings 30
and 60. Is that normal experience. What mic setting should I use?

Thanks,

Torrey N9PY

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G4BVY

Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions

During a recent contest some random sequence of key presses managed to turn
the DVR M1 button into a two-tone generator on/off button. Nice feature -
but not required!

Is there an easy way to restore the M1 key functionality?

Roger - G4BVY

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Cady, Fred

Re: Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions

Hi Roger,

Sounds like the M1 key got programmed to activate the Config menu 2
Tone.
You can try to recover the messages keys by the following:

8.3.4 Message Memories and Programmable Function Keys
As Section 8.1.1 above describes, M1 - M4 and M1 - M4 can be used
programmable function keys and macro keys. When they are, you cannot use
them for message keys, but any pre-recorded messages saved for these
keys can be recovered.
1. Switch to CW mode.
2. Tap REC.
3. Then tap the buffer you would like to restore (M1 - M4).
4. Then tap REC again.
5. Switch back to SSB mode.
Once you have done this, M1 - M4 and M1 - M4 are restored to playing
and repeating messages.

(From page 208, "The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration, and
Operation").

Fred Cady
fcady at ieee dot org
" The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration, and Operation"
www.ke7x.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email] [mailto:elecraft-
> [hidden email]] On Behalf Of Roger Dixon
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 7:40 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions
>
> During a recent contest some random sequence of key presses managed to
> turn
> the DVR M1 button into a two-tone generator on/off button. Nice
> feature -
> but not required!
>
> Is there an easy way to restore the M1 key functionality?
>
> Roger - G4BVY
>
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G4BVY

Re: Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions

Hi Fred,
Brilliant !!!! If you had given me a million years I wouldn't have guessed
that solution! I'd been delaying purchasing your book - now I'm sold.

Thanks
Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: Cady, Fred [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 09 August 2011 16:42
To: Roger Dixon; [hidden email]
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions

Hi Roger,

Sounds like the M1 key got programmed to activate the Config menu 2 Tone.
You can try to recover the messages keys by the following:

8.3.4 Message Memories and Programmable Function Keys
As Section 8.1.1 above describes, M1 - M4 and M1 - M4 can be used
programmable function keys and macro keys. When they are, you cannot use
them for message keys, but any pre-recorded messages saved for these keys
can be recovered.
1. Switch to CW mode.
2. Tap REC.
3. Then tap the buffer you would like to restore (M1 - M4).
4. Then tap REC again.
5. Switch back to SSB mode.
Once you have done this, M1 - M4 and M1 - M4 are restored to playing and
repeating messages.

(From page 208, "The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration, and Operation").

Fred Cady
fcady at ieee dot org
" The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration, and Operation"
www.ke7x.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email] [mailto:elecraft-
> [hidden email]] On Behalf Of Roger Dixon
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 7:40 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions
>
> During a recent contest some random sequence of key presses managed to
> turn the DVR M1 button into a two-tone generator on/off button. Nice
> feature - but not required!
>
> Is there an easy way to restore the M1 key functionality?
>
> Roger - G4BVY
>
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Cady, Fred

Re: Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions

Thanks Roger. If you get there before the end of the week there is a 20%
discount. (SINK305)

Fred Cady
fcady at ieee dot org

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Dixon [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 10:04 AM
> To: Cady, Fred; [hidden email]
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions
>
> Hi Fred,
> Brilliant !!!! If you had given me a million years I wouldn't have
> guessed
> that solution! I'd been delaying purchasing your book - now I'm sold.
>
> Thanks
> Roger
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cady, Fred [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: 09 August 2011 16:42
> To: Roger Dixon; [hidden email]
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions
>
> Hi Roger,
>
> Sounds like the M1 key got programmed to activate the Config menu 2
> Tone.
> You can try to recover the messages keys by the following:
>
> 8.3.4 Message Memories and Programmable Function Keys
> As Section 8.1.1 above describes, M1 - M4 and M1 - M4 can be used
> programmable function keys and macro keys. When they are, you cannot
> use
> them for message keys, but any pre-recorded messages saved for these
> keys
> can be recovered.
> 1. Switch to CW mode.
> 2. Tap REC.
> 3. Then tap the buffer you would like to restore (M1 - M4).
> 4. Then tap REC again.
> 5. Switch back to SSB mode.
> Once you have done this, M1 - M4 and M1 - M4 are restored to playing
> and
> repeating messages.
>
> (From page 208, "The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration, and
> Operation").
>
>
> Fred Cady
> fcady at ieee dot org
> " The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration, and Operation"
> www.ke7x.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [hidden email] [mailto:elecraft-
> > [hidden email]] On Behalf Of Roger Dixon
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 7:40 AM
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Subject: [Elecraft] Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions
> >
> > During a recent contest some random sequence of key presses managed
> to
> > turn the DVR M1 button into a two-tone generator on/off button.

Nice

> > feature - but not required!
> >
> > Is there an easy way to restore the M1 key functionality?
> >
> > Roger - G4BVY
> >
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Cady, Fred

Re: Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions

Credit where credit is due: Information on restoring message keys is
also on page 21 of the K3 Owner's Manual.

Fred Cady
fcady at ieee dot org

> -----Original Message-----
>
> Thanks Roger. If you get there before the end of the week there is a
> 20%
> discount. (SINK305)
>
> Fred Cady
> fcady at ieee dot org
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Roger Dixon [mailto:[hidden email]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 10:04 AM
> > To: Cady, Fred; [hidden email]
> > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions
> >
> > Hi Fred,
> > Brilliant !!!! If you had given me a million years I wouldn't have
> > guessed
> > that solution! I'd been delaying purchasing your book - now I'm
> sold.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Roger
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Hi Roger,
> >
> > Sounds like the M1 key got programmed to activate the Config menu 2
> > Tone.
> > You can try to recover the messages keys by the following:
> >
> > 8.3.4 Message Memories and Programmable Function Keys
> > As Section 8.1.1 above describes, M1 - M4 and M1 - M4 can be used
> > programmable function keys and macro keys. When they are, you cannot
> > use
> > them for message keys, but any pre-recorded messages saved for these
> > keys
> > can be recovered.
> > 1. Switch to CW mode.
> > 2. Tap REC.
> > 3. Then tap the buffer you would like to restore (M1 - M4).
> > 4. Then tap REC again.
> > 5. Switch back to SSB mode.
> > Once you have done this, M1 - M4 and M1 - M4 are restored to

playing

> > and
> > repeating messages.
> >
> > (From page 208, "The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration, and
> > Operation").
> >
> >
> > Fred Cady
> > fcady at ieee dot org
> > " The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration, and Operation"
> > www.ke7x.com
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Subject: [Elecraft] Restore Digital Voice Recorder key functions
> > >
> > > During a recent contest some random sequence of key presses

managed
> > to
> > > turn the DVR M1 button into a two-tone generator on/off button.
> Nice
> > > feature - but not required!
> > >
> > > Is there an easy way to restore the M1 key functionality?
> > >
> > > Roger - G4BVY
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