R14 Change on SSB board

[Bob Evans-4]

I made the 1K to 10K resistor change on my K2's SSB board because I use a
Heil element and seemed to have to talk louder than I preferred in order to
get the VOX to work well.  After the change, I really haven't noticed much
of a change in the Gain and Compression settings, but the VOX sensitivity is
greatly improved and is very smooth now.  I can speak much more naturally
without having to worry about the rig dropping out of transmit.  This will
make my contesting hours much less stressful on my voice.  Thanks to the
person who came up with the mod!
 
Bob K5WA
K2/100 #4687 & #5119
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[Bill Coleman-2]

On Apr 7, 2006, at 9:40 AM, Bob Evans wrote:

> I made the 1K to 10K resistor change on my K2's SSB board because I  
> use a
> Heil element and seemed to have to talk louder than I preferred in  
> order to
> get the VOX to work well.

I made the same mod -- I used a 3.9 k resistor instead of a 10 k. I'm  
currently considering adding a small pre-amp circuit and going back  
to the 1 k resistor for R14.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: [hidden email]
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