On 6/16/2014 5:24 PM, Hardy Landskov wrote:
Everyone please tell me why I have to practically scream into the mic
to get through a pileup with a K3?
Did you RTFM? There's a menu setting for mic sensitivity (high or low).
My first guess is that is what's wrong. The reason for the setting is to
allow the rig to work well with a wide range of mics.
I love the simplicity and adjustability of the K3 audio system. The mic
gain is on the front panel. The compressor setting is on the front
panel. There's a button on the front panel to set the display to show
you Compression and ALC, or SWR and Power Out. There's an 8-band
equalizer to let you tailor the rig to your mic and voice. And the rig
works great with virtually any mic you plug into it that isn't broke.
I use a Yamaha CM500 headset with boom mic. For it, and for most decent
mics, a good starting place for TX EQ is maximum cut of the three lowest
bands, with all the rest set flat. THEN set the mic gain and Compression
following instructions in the manual. A good rule is 10 dB of
Compression on peaks.
Before W6XU introduced us to the CM500, I was using one of my Electro
Voice pro mics (an RE16). It also worked great, but it needed some EQ
boost on the higher frequency bands.
73, Jim K9YC
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