Jim (et al)- Thanks for the discussion starting with the software update. I've had my Kx3 for over a year and am still learning.
Just lurking in the shadows and benefiting from the conversation! 73, KK7GJM Harold W Ikerd <https://www.ars.usda.gov/people-locations/person/?person-id=39335> [email protected] *When the bug in your system is Aha ha <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aha_ha>, you know you're in trouble. * On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM Jim Brown via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > FWIW, the benefits of CESSB can easily be approached by a combination of > judicious use of TXEQ to kill the low audio frequencies below about 500 > Hz, and adjustment of COMP for an indicated 10-12 dB of gain reduction > on voice peaks. That combination provides an increase of "talk power" of > about 13 dB -- 3 dB for killing that wasted low end that makes no > contribution to speech intelligibility, and 10 dB for COMP. This is more > than two S-units, making 5W as effective as 100W! > > I've been doing this and recommending it since my first K3 in 2008. Last > summer, I had a long ragchew of 40M with neighbor W6GJB, who was at his > cabin in the mountains with his KX3 and a compromise antenna. When we > started, he was tough to copy, but when I talked him through those > adjustments, he was armchair copy for nearly an hour until it got later > and the band went long. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
