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Low tone audio Tx

Robin Kiszka
Hi

 

How do I get my K3 Tx audio to have more “punch”. It sounds very low-toned and adjusting the CMP just causes lots of distortion at high values?

 

Thanks

Robin

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Re: Low tone audio Tx

Jim Brown-10
On 6/18/2020 8:30 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
> How do I get my K3 Tx audio to have more “punch”.

Set TXEQ as follows: Three lowest bands max cut (-18 dB), fourth band -6
dB, two highest bands +3 dB. Turn COMP all the way down, then set Mic
Gain per the manual. NOW, turn up COMP, set the display meter to read
Comp, and while to talk like you would on the air, increase COMP until
you see about 10 dB of COMP on the meter on voice peaks.

Now get some signal reports from "good" listeners. Tell them to listen
with their widest IF filter setting. Tell them you DON'T want "warmth"
or "fullness," you want a signal that will cut through QRM an noise, but
still sound pleasant. Depending on your mic and your voice, you may want
to use more or less cut of the 4th band, and a little more boost of the
top two. Don't go higher than 6 dB.

73, Jim K9YC




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Re: Low tone audio Tx

Jim Brown-10
Thanks Gus. It's been almost ten years since I set mine. :)

73, Jim K9YC

On 6/19/2020 8:22 AM, Augie "Gus" Hansen wrote:
> The adjustment range is ± 16 dB, not 18. Let's not have folks thinking
> their K3s are broken because they don't go that far. ;>)

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