Please submit any Amateur Radio related news or stories that you would like to see, here on eHam.net. The supplied hand microphone as ALL hand mics, sounds hollow and mushy. Again YOU have to make the final decision by listening to your own signal. Listening to the monitor mode I'm not hearing it but then again, I'm not at the other end of the transmission. For most, roll off the low end by setting the first filter at 200 Hz. Shaping your audio and hoping the radio has a flat response is wishful thinking. Cutting these frequencies will reduce intelligibility. These settings are credited to a great friend Randy/K0RWB.thanks Randy! Set menu 11-09 {SSB TX BPF} to 100 - 3000PRC = ON and set to 40 %MEQ = ONMicrophone gain set to 20 %MH-31 Microphone switch set to pos 1The settings are mad. You. Click hereto view pinout information for hundreds of rigs, mics, and connectors. The first low frequency filter removes all of that low end bass that destroys so many signals. M 1 Yaesu EQ Settings on Yaesu FTdx 101mp/Ftdx10 You wil see my Settings there and i must say my TX Bandwidth is set to the first Frq is 200Hz and the high cut is 2800Hz so maybe FTdx-101. Parametric Eq frequency/level/bandwidth settings are; 200/9/5, 1500/5/5, 2700/5/5. The other contributor was the so-called Pin 1 problem (Google it). AM-TX-Bandwidth (TX BPF SEL) 100-2900. All of my homebrew mic adapters connect both the mic cable shield and the footswitch ground lead to the shell of the 8-pin connector instead of the mic ground and PTT ground pins. There are parametric EQ's in several Yaesu rigs, and it's great to have a good explanation of how they work, and how they should be set up for "communications audio". Then, 'plot the spectrum. If you try to use the AD-1-iC or AD-1-iCM adapter cable on a dynamic-element microphone, the lack of a blocking capacitor will cause the element to seize up, and no output will be heard. To increase high-frequency articulation, without rolling off lows or mid-range, use selection 4.See page 81 of the Operating Manual for details. If there are any problems please let me know. *Pin 6 also carries voltage for the electret elements used in Icom mics. I am a new owner of an FT-950 and found that the stock MH-31 mic with no processing and no EQ (only because I have not gotten that far yet) has been getting unsolicited audio reports of "excellent, great, outstanding" etc. Other than that, I left all the settings at the standard defaults which came with latest version of the firmware installed at the time. I personally LOVE audacity for QC and monitoring purposes. Another checkbook issue. Contact Us. Also, you dont have the benefit of hearing all the net effects of AGC, etc., like other stations receivers, are employing. Why buy a PR series mic if you are going to restrict the bandwidth from 200-2800 then roll off all the lows? Finally, if you have the ability to select the SSB bandwidth of the monitor receiver, set it as wide as possible. A narrow receiver bandwidth impairs your ability to get the full picture. Suddenly, there were just 3 pots! This project involves a management team of volunteers who each take a topic of interest and manage it with passion. I would try 200 - 2800 first. The assignment numbers are different but the levels are the same. No clarity. Only took a few minutes to get the EQ set for my voice. Several Kenwood rigs have DSP and other settings that will allow the operator to adjust the response of the radio to your speech input from the microphone. This reduced the audio level to 15 mV. You will see a frequency analysis of your voice using your mic. The resistors can be added inside of the battery box for a clean installation. Yaesu Parametric EQ Bob Heil, K9EID INITIAL SETTING OF THE FT 950 and HEIL microphone First, you need to set the transmit bandwidth. SMOKE CITY!!! eHam.net is a community web site for amateur (ham) radio operators around the world. I would try 200 - 2800 first. It's a difficult subject to broach without someone feeling as if it is their toes that are being stepped on, but here goes. Connect your rig to dummy load with a watt meter.Set Eq off, processor on, mode = SSB, mic = 20, processor = 20. For now, I operate primarily on UHF/VHF in FM using . When I owned my FTDX-1200 I ran a Koss SB40 dynamic headset on it and got many unsolicited compliments on the audio. Set the Transmit Bandwidth to Wide (100-2900 Hz), and you will be the talk of the band! I spoke into the mike at a normal voice level from about 6 inches away. Key the rig just long enough to take a reading. This will keep the DC factor into the mic preamp circuitry. Thanks to GM0ONX for this drawing. There's no reason it wouldn't work with the Yaesu FT-950,or any other radio, as well. Further, nothing is said about how to use the microphone, which is another issue almost no one gets right. Equalization settings:Normal conversation Bass -1 to +1 Treble +3DX and contest use Bass -3 Treble +4These are merely beginning settings. How's my audio ? Many calls a day come through the Heil Sound facility with RF issues. Leave them at factory defaults to get started; theyll set you up for a low-end cutoff of 300 Hz, and a high-end cutoff of 2700Hz. Remember, you're at 100% duty cycle. Ham Radio . . May 25 #937. Bob helped Yaseu design the parameters for that rig, and others. TS 2000Set Menu #21 (TX EQ) to H for DX work, or leave it at C for local rag-chewing; set Menu #22 (Bandwidth) to 3000 Hz. A Parametric EQ usually has only 3 filters. The menu numbers vary from radio to radio and are not even consistent within the vintage of the FTdx9000, so follow these guidelines according to function. You may need to shove a very short piece of wire (an unfolded paper clip, for example) into the antenna jack, depending on the shielding of your transmitters dummy load. In my case I used a modified Yamaha CM500 electret condenser mic with a frequency response of 100 Hz to 20 kHz.As is, the CM500 output is 150 mV (batteries installed). You can listen through headphones through the monitor but I have always found it better to listen through headphones through a second receiver while transmitting into a dummy load. You want to boost that frequency, you adjust it to + 10dB. Excellent on SSB, works great on AM and FM and covers the digital modes.For the iC 7300 we recommend theiCMor any of theheadsetswith the iC element. Yours will differ. Press the (PROC) button momentarily so MIC EQ shows up in the display. Oddly, the word gain doesn't appear in the text. Some nasty-sounding stuff, not to mention the deleterious tissue-heating effects on everyone so exposed. Wide-range microphones can sound great, but when applied on SSB as a general rule you may want (A) to add some high-frequency (treble) response to brighten up the pattern, and (B) to roll off some low-frequency energy (bass) particularly if you do DX and contest work. This instantly activates Menu Mode No-048 [DSP MIC EQ].2 Rotate the DIAL to select one of the following equalization choices: OFF: Microphone Equalization Off3 LPF: High Cut (lower frequencies are emphasized)4 HPF: Low Cut (higher frequencies are emphasized)5 BOTH: High/Low Cut (mid-range frequencies are emphasized)6 When you have made your selection, press and hold in the [FUNC] key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.Menu 016 Carrier Balance -300 to +300 LSB TransmitMenu 017 Carrier Balance -300 to +300 USB Transmit Adjusting These controls will give you a more low response or high response. Be sure to read the chapter "Parametric Microphone Equalizer" in your YAESU transceiver operating manual. But we quickly found that our sound was more easily tweaked with the parametric approach than with the all the sound boards we had previously had. Here is what needs to be added to the 8 pin connector to make that electret condenser work. Set Menu #29 (Bandwidth) to 3000 Hz; set Menu #30 (Bandshift) to 100 to roll off some Bass response, and set Menu #31 (TX EQ) to H for DX work, or leave it at C for local rag-chewing. You can adjust the parameters of the microphone audio. Firstly, a 15 dB boost or cut is HUGE. and have the parametric Bandwidth control set to a wider setting (say 10), the filter will encompass the audio frequencies from about 100 Hz to 400 Hz. You do not need 8, 10 15, or for heavens sake a 31 band EQ when we are only dealing with a 3,000 Hz wide signal ! However, the settings are identical, in principle, to those found in the discussion below for the FT- 920. I do want to congratulate the author on achieving the results he desired. Now, I will explain how I arrived at these settings which are . And the second good read is YAESU specific: "All Things Yaesu". We are already getting a lot of questions about the best settings for the onboard DSP microphone equalizer. You then set the Bandwidth of that filter and finally you tell the filter if is notches (cuts, reduces) or boosts that filter frequency. For use on earlier Icom 8-pin (round) equipped rigs, use the HSTA-I8 adapter cable. Audacity is so much better than a tape recorder! Compare your radio audio plot to the Audacity spectrum plot. There is no "perfect" setting, it's all subjective. Well written and thank you for sharing. Or leave it off. eHam.net is a community web site for amateur (ham) radio operators around the world. Sad. 32 -3 63 +6 125 -6 250 -6 500 -3 1k 0 2k +3 4k +3 8k 0 16k 0 The Yaesu preamps are high gain so you will use a much low setting of mic gain with the Heil iC element. If you need any help, we are glad to assist you with writing your article based on the information you supply. Be sure to listen to yourself on a separate receiver (with its antenna disconnected and noise blanker turned off) as you make fine adjustments to optimize the settings for your operating situation. Many calls a day come through the Heil Sound facility with RF issues.". The LSB settings are inverted from USB, so a setting of -10 on LSB and +10 on USB should sound the same. These assignment Menu numbers are different for the other Yaesu rigs but the level settings are the same. W3RJW 2/12 Transmit into a dummy load and listen to yourself. The all-important issue is the third filter where you achieve speech articulation. Good info, also if you have the free Yaesu PCC-950 rig control software you can setup and save the EQ settings in graph format. About Us Dealer Resources US Dealers International Dealers Repairs WarrantyFAQs Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Contact Us. Second, are the low-gain models (earlier designs like the IC-735/745/751/761/765/781, non-Pro 746/756, all 706 models, and the 7000, 7100, and 7200. I don't know why the well-known commercial adapter maker doesn't do this. If you experience RF getting into the radio thru the microphone, try adding a clamp-around ferrite choke or two to the mike cord where it goes into the radio. The mid frequency is very important. For most, roll off the low end by setting the first filter at 200 Hz. - YouTube 0:00 / 8:38 Yaesu ftdx1200 EQ settings & W2IHY. Leave Menu 8-9 to factory defaults for starters. A 10:1 voltage divider was added. The BIG problem with this is when you try using a REAL (dynamic) microphone. I would try 200 - 2800 first. for DX AND CONTEST work, These are initial settings to get you started with a great sounding signal. There are three audio filters that you can change their PARAMETERS (thus Parametric EQ). Sometimes, you will have too much low-end audio from the microphone that actually overloads the mic preamp and sounds like RF but it may not be. If you are using our high output iC element (Pro Set iC, Pro set Plus iC, Pro Set Elite iC, Handi Mic iC, or the iCM via the HSTA-K8 adapter cable), tap [1] to select HIGH Mic Gain, and tap [2] to set the Mic Bias to the ON option. Good info, also if you have the free Yaesu PCC-950 rig control software you can setup and save the EQ settings in graph format. There are situations where you may want to use one of the Heil ICM microphones or headsets made for iCOM using the Heil iC element. If Using external EQ, turn internal OFF. There will be three important frequencies to attend to. FT-991A Mic Eq. Just rename each file configuration when saving (DX, low cut, high cut etc.) Rag chewers HATE a contest sound and a rag chewer sound doesn't work in a pileup. The first step is to disconnect the antenna on your monitor receiver. You could also buy a Rugged Air RA 200 aircraft headset for not much more than the CM500. The TS-590S does have a very sophisticated software-programmable equalizer system, but thats not required in order to get on the air while sounding great. Now, I will explain how I arrived at these settings which are particular to my voice. FT-847Menu 42: On (this engages the Extended Menu).Menu 92: +5 to +10 to start, +15 for DX/Contest work.Menu 93: -5 to -10 to start, -15 for DX/Contest work.Note: The ideal setting may differ between USB and LSB, depending on other alignments in the rig. Hello all. It is the only way you will absolutely know how you sound to the outside world. YOU have to make the final decision by listening to your own signal. INITIAL SETTING OF THE FT 950 and HEIL PR microphoneFirst, you need to set the transmit bandwidth. This element is found in products including the iCM base station microphone, the Handi Mic iC, the Pro Set iC, Pro Set Plus iC, BM-10 iC, and the Classic iC but the HEIL iC electret will not work on Kenwood or Yaesu which require only our dynamic elements found in our microphones and headsets. You may be able to adjust to 100 as long as it doesnt overload and sound too bassy.Press the Menu and rotate the SELECT knob so it reads TX BPF (Transmit Band Pass Filter). I'll cover the setting of the MIC OUT under the EQ PLUS setup. You may prefer 300 here) Third filter 2400 Hz Menu 097 Frequency Compression: Adjust for ALC mid-scale on voice peaks. You will perhaps want to change the frequencies of the first two filters if you are using an HC 4 or HC 5 element which is much narrower in response than the above microphones but start hear and see how this affects your transmitted signal. The K3 utilizes the Kenwood protocol for connections to its front panel 8-pin mic jack, so use the CC-1-K for 4-pin XLR mics (GM Series, HM-10 Dual, and Handi Mic}, and use the CC-1-XLR-K for connection to 3-pin XLR mics (PR-781, etc.). To accommodate the low-gain Icom designs, Heil Sound developed a high-quality condenser element, called the iC (for iCOM) in our products designations, that provides the optimum frequency response, impedance, and (most importantly) sufficient gain to drive these earlier rigs. #1. 8-pin Round (IC-730/735/745/751/761/765/720/725/726/728/781/901/910/3200/7700/7800 etc. Mic Gain: Set to 50% for iC elements, 80% for dynamic elements. BOOST + 8 dB Menu 098 Notch or Boost there's an adapter that plugs right into the radio. Back to the radio. Note that the mics and boom sets using the HC-5 elements (GM-5, Pro Set 5, etc.) Using the Heil Sound wide frequency range microphones such as the PR 781, PR 30 or PR 40 you will want to roll off the low end as the pre amp of the 950 does not handle a lot of bass response. Check with your Owners Manual for the menu numbers for your particular transmitter. THE BASICS: YOUR OPERATING PREFERENCES AND YOUR MICROPHONE. In almost all cases when a person using a newer radio had RF in his audio we were able to eliminate the RF by removing the jumper wire. there's an adapter that plugs right into the radio. FT-450The FT-450s Microphone Equalizer Menu item (MIC EQ) is very simple in its adjustment. Already in the battery box is a load resistor & 1 uF capacitor.The headset can be plugged directly into your PC without the battery box. Set up all the EQ settings to the Heil recommended settings even if you are NOT using his mics. For headsets, use the AD-1-K for connection to the front panel mic jack. Whoever is listening is going to add their interpretation of "good" sound. Start with Menu 4-4 (TR EDSP) set to off. A few tweaks in the Icom menu is all that is needed to adjust bass and treble to YOUR taste. Good memories and thanks for the article. This is too much work for a headset! These are important factors to consider. This will roll off some of the extreme low frequency response. You must listen to yourself through it monitor system or through a nearby receiver and headphones. The mid frequency is very important. I don't particularly care for using the hand held mike and have ordered an MD-100a8x so these settings might help with that mic, but as my grandfather always said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, so I will be leaving the EQ and Processing off until I need to refer to this article for setting up the EQ when I get complaints instead of compliments on my audio. No apparent reason but it is true. Now go to Menu #30, and select C (Conventional), which will give the audio frequencies above 600Hz a slight (3 dB) boost. Do you have a wide range studio or broadcast microphone, or perhaps one of Heil Sounds high-articulation microphones using the HC-4 or HC-5 elements? Quickly tap it for the other. They will be very low in gain. I ultimately traced it to the headset's mic cable having inadequate shielding (spiral-wrapped fine stranded wire that provided perhaps 70% coverage instead of a braided or aluminized mylar shield). I swapped out the mic cable with RG-174 and connected the mic cable's braid to the 8-pin connector's shell instead of the mic ground pin. Jeez that's sounds like an awful lot of work. Try doing opening it all way up. Compression level, it turns out, is no greater than 5-10 dB. The three band parametric EQ in the FT-950 TX audio stage makes using your favorite microphone much easier to interface. If you want to cut some low end, you notch -20 dB at 100 Hz. The iCOM 718 is a terrific value. There are too many external path things which can botch up your signal, and those issues can't be corrected on your end. Please read pages 35-36, and page 60, of the K3 Operating Manual, in particular, for more details of these subjects. Investing in outboard gear has become common place. Any suggestions on eq would help. You can make a recording of audio at any stage in the chain and replay it to see if you can demodulate it. The FT-2000, FT-950 and FT DX 5000 have a three-band Microphone Equalizer to enable you to adjust and enhance the transmitted audio very precisely. : Nice article. Big enough that it could also cut the second filter, even with a Q of 5. Mike not surprising - anyone remember the 2001 post 'I hate 75 Meters'? We highly suggest our dynamic element microphones (HC-7, HC-5.1 , HC-6, Goldline GM series or PR-781 type). You may find it easier to get additional talk power, without distortion, by leaving the processor off and utilizing the 400-2600 Hz transmit bandwidth, perhaps with a little additional mic gain thrown in. For really beautiful audio, using a studio microphone like the Heil Sound PR 40 or PR 781, connect the microphone via an outboard equalizer like one of the fine products from W2IHY, and then apply the output from the equalizer to pins 2 and 11 of the rear-panel Accessory jack. Oddly, the word gain doesn't appear in the text. Boost it with that adjustment. To roll off excessive bass in a microphone like the PR 40, use selection 1 (this rolls off lows while leaving mid-range and highs flat). and questions regarding my mic and rig because it sounds so good. AF4RK. For more on the iCOM 7300 settings, see below. Another reminder: the FTdx-3000 Menus have two sets of mic equalizer settings. Just rename each file configuration when saving (DX, low cut, high cut etc.) It is impossible for us at Heil Sound to know what settings will sound best on your voice, in your station environment, with your microphone, for your interest (DX, Contest work, rag-chewing, or maximum fidelity) The recommendations below are just starting points; listen to yourself in a separate receiver (with its antenna disconnected) to determine what sounds best in your unique situation. Our new cable CC-1 XLR-BAL (with an ORANGE, not traditional Yellow boot) connects our balanced output microphone into the balanced input and has solved 100% of the RF issue for so many FT 950 as well as other new model Yaesu users. Carrier Point (Q4): Try +100 for DX/Contest work, -100 for rag-chewing. These menu assignment numbers change rig to rig. Do you want some big boomy low end? Other than that, I left all the settings at the standard defaults which came with latest version of the firmware installed at the time. All of the late model Yaesu starting with the FT 9000 all the way through the FT 1200 use the same Parametric EQ and mic preamp boards. There are three and that is all you will need to make your transmitter sound terrific. Connecting a dynamic into your mic input will provide a nice short of the +8V DC power straight to ground. In the course of listening over the past 30 years the quality of SSB transmitted audio on the amateur bands has deteriorated. This was written up in the Technical Correspondence column in the April 1997 QST. You would want to start by keeping that bandwidth to the half way point. When using a dynamic element on rigs like iCOMs, which were designed for electret microphone elements, one must not be afraid to do two things: (1) utilize the full range of Mic Gain available, and (2) turn on the Compression, using the Compression Level control as a secondary Mic Gain control if necessary. With mics based on the HC-4 and HC-5, setting Menu 7-7 (SSB-t) to 100-3100 and Menu 4-4 Off will generally be all you need to do. Flex and Apache units do very well or a real spectrum analyzer. SO SO important and this + 8 dB boost at 2400 3000 HZ is the good starting point for that. eHam.net provides recognition and enjoyment to the people who use, contribute, and build the site. The K3 also has provision for direct connection of the mic cable from a Heil Sound headset, with no adapter required (! Dont even try to listen to yourself using a speakerfeedback does not help you optimize your signal. Further, nothing is said about how to use the microphone, which is another issue almost no one gets right. The FT-2000 bypasses the first mic preamp. FTdx3000 Tx EQ Menu Settings with 4K Tx SSB BW & MH-31 Hand Mic N8NK QRP 824 subscribers Subscribe 128 Share 7.8K views 2 years ago FTdx3000 Tx EQ Menu Settings with 4K Tx SSB BW & MH-31 Hand. Microphones like the GM series, Heritage, Classic 4/5 Handi Mic 4/5, and the HM-10 Dual sound great on modern Icom rigs. FTdx101mp EQ Settings maybe there is some one can use these settings and this is helpfull for the beginning. The Elecraft K3 and KX3 are remarkable transceivers. Set the TX Equalizer to 2 for local rag-chews, 9 for DX work (1 is also good), and use the 4 setting when using mics with the HC-4 element. Also, the FT-950 does not have an audio input on the rear and the FT series are not balanced inputs but rather unbalanced. On the GM-4 and GM-5, use only the Narrow element, as the Wide element has too much bass response for this rig. The K3 includes a versatile 8-band transmit equalizer, which is adjusted separately from the receiver equalizer. "Set filter one to 200 Hz. The site will stand above all other ham radio sites by employing the latest technology and professional design/programming standards, developed by a team of community programmers who contribute their skills to the effort. I run the gain at 12 o clock, and the switch on the back of the mic to the right when looking at the back of the mic. Menu 091 Frequency The MH-31b can sound decent with the proper settings. This FTdx3000 page discusses the techniques to attain clean ESSB (Extended SSB) audio by using the INTERNAL parametric EQ settings in the radio and NO EXTERNAL EQ 'boxes'. Options abound as how to tweak transmit audio to a precise sound. SSB-TX-Bandwidth (TX BPF SEL) 100-2900. The next step is to turn off the Noise Blanker and any DSP Noise Reduction systems, as well as any DSP bandwidth or shaping features such as Yaesus Contour control). Save your settings each time. Set the MAIN: MIC SEL menu selection to FP (Front Panel). This HAS to be shown as it turns the parametric EQ on. ALWAYS remember to hold the MENU button for about 3 seconds to save any of these needed items. Wrong microphone, not addressing (speaking into) the microphone correctly, too far away from the microphone, too much room echo and a host of other situations. Kenwoods exciting new TS-590S transceiver promises to be popular among active operators throughout the world. If you have more that three frequencies which need 'attention' you have more problems than an equalizer is going to fix! Cutting 400 Hz 6dB is going to do a great job of making your audio sound "tubby". 'Bandwidth' control set to a wider setting (say 10), the filter will encompass the audio frequencies from about 100 Hz to 400 Hz. I do, however, agree with not making that big of a cut at 200Hz; I would take the filter down to 100Hz, make an 8-10dB cut, and use the same Q of 5.
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