Set EQ1 Frequency to 200 Hz, EQ1 Level to -10, and EQ1 Bandwidth to 1. and questions regarding my mic and rig because it sounds so good. In my case I've added the reference point that I started out from and with some adjustments in the processor I'm at a point where I'm happy and get good reports. Why buy a PR series mic if you are going to restrict the bandwidth from 200-2800 then roll off all the lows? You can adjust the parameters of the microphone audio. The cap MUST be a non-polarized type. The results have been gratifying for DX pileups and contesting. . Whoever is listening is going to add their interpretation of "good" sound. The popular Traveler boom set works exceptionally well with the IC-7000 and IC-706. The AD-1-I and AD-1-IM include blocking capacitors that prevent the phantom power supplied by the radio from affecting the performance of the dynamic elements. Properly set there is no reason to NOT run the processor all the time. SMOKE CITY!!! The 7300 is a terrific value. All of the new Yaesu series 9000, 5000,2000 and the FT 950 have a balanced audio input on the audio board but they do not use it. Set to +10 dB for DX/Contest work.SSB TX BW: Set to 400-2600 Hz for DX/Contest work, 300-2700 Hz for everyday operation, 100-2900 Hz for more fidelity. You only have control to either cut or boost the filter frequency they build into the transmitter. Sincerely 73 de Clinton Herbert, AB7RG. This is too much work for a headset! It is the only way you will absolutely know how you sound to the outside world. Keep in mind the iC elements were designed specifically for the early iCOM rigs with low mic preamp gain. 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. Don't forget to push and hold MENU for 2 seconds to exit and store new settings ! not surprising - anyone remember the 2001 post 'I hate 75 Meters'? For best results please consult your owners manual. If you don't do that, all of these settings go back to zero. Menu items 25 and 26 set the transmitters bandwidth. There is usually some craziness that happens around 400 Hz. There will be three important frequencies to attend to. Parametric Eq frequency/level/bandwidth settings are; 200/9/5, 1500/5/5, 2700/5/5. Remember, you're at 100% duty cycle. Now go to Menu #30, and select C (Conventional), which will give the audio frequencies above 600Hz a slight (3 dB) boost. FTdx101mp EQ Settings maybe there is some one can use these settings and this is helpfull for the beginning. The PR 781 dynamic microphone, which sounds simply wonderful on modern iCOMs. Keep in mind this will have much more output and may overdrive the mic preamp so keep ALC in range.See pages 13 and 20 of the K3 Operating Manual. Set the transmitter bandwidth and then adjust the equalization for the audio response you desire by listening to your signal. Or leave it off. Please submit any Amateur Radio related news or stories that you would like to see, here on eHam.net. There is usually some craziness that happens around 400 Hz. 125 -6. NOW - DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE these by holding the menu button for 3 seconds. If you want to cut some low end, you notch -20 dB at 100 Hz. A higher BW number seems to have a higher Q, and the filter affects less frequencies around the center freq of the filter. There are three and that is all you will need to make your transmitter sound terrific. Menu 83 : 3000 (TX bandwidth) . Yaesu FT-9000 TTBF Settings for eSSB: (4kHz BW) 1) Turn off the 9000 via front panel switch. We have notched some low end out by setting the transmit bandwidth in the beginning then with the EQ, we reduced some low end (menu 091) and this is always a major problem. By Dave De Coons, WO2X wo2x@arrl.net Yaesu FT-2000 Set the radio menu's for the following settings: Menu Value 85 1-30 125 100 126 2 127 1 . Kenwood rigs present relatively few problems in interfacing to Heil products. And the second good read is YAESU specific: "All Things Yaesu". Whoever is listening is going to add their interpretation of "good" sound. These rigs use a three-band parametric . Thats getting the most from your rig? Owners of modern Icom rigs wishing to utilize the specialized characteristics of Heil Sound dynamic elements (like the current HC-6 and HC-7, and discontinued HC-4 and HC-5) need only obtain the proper adapter cable (AD-1-I, AD-1-IM, CC-1-I, CC-1-IM or CC-1-XLR-I) to ensure proper interfacing. Borrowing technology from the recording studios, DC power is applied via the mic line to energize the electret elements used in stock Icom microphones. It was found through testing that when both are set at the same levels, the radio power output is 2.5 times greater with the processor "on" verses the processor "off". It rolls off at about 150 Hz on the low side, and it has a few dB of boost at about 2100 Hz, but its response otherwise is very natural, and its large-diameter element provides sparkling highs and beautiful audio that responds very well to the audio adjustment capabilities of todays Icom transceivers. You can adjust the parameters of the microphone audio. TRANSMIT BANDWIDTH (TBW) This is confusing, but very important when trying to determine the type of transmit audio you desire. 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 through headphones to reduce speaker feedback (with its antenna disconnected) to determine what sounds best in your unique situation. Basically, there are three ranges (low, Mid, and High) for equalization; you can roll off any one of these, peak any one of these, or peak one and roll off another.For DX and Contest work, use selection 9 (this rolls off lows and peaks highs). These had no microphone preamplifier, it was built into the microphone. My guess is Yaesu will assist with their hand mic but you'll be on your own with the Heil . However, the process became a hobby in itself. A few tweaks in the Icom menu is all that is needed to adjust bass and treble to YOUR taste. DSP Setting Example: Yaesu FT-950/2000 and FTdx9000 Series. Surprised ? Many of them are transmitting low frequencies close enough to DC to act as a carrier & demodulate the signal. You could also buy a Rugged Air RA 200 aircraft headset for not much more than the CM500. 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. Please see ouradapter selectorto find the right cable for your rig. Oftentimes OFF is best.Menu 8-9: Generally, you dont need to touch this one. Key the rig just long enough to take a reading. Start with Menu 4-4 (TR EDSP) set to off. Now, I will explain how I arrived at these settings which are particular to my voice. Further, nothing is said about how to use the microphone, which is another issue almost no one gets right. 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". FT-950 transceiver pdf manual download. ThePRO 7-iChas the appropriate cable included and will sound wonderful with a 7300. Once you get the Wide bandwidth set, press and hold in the COMP key to try the MID bandwidth, then the NAR bandwidth. You may want to listen to your. I agree that this is a separate hobby (cash outlay) and really is not needed to communicate. 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. For DX work where you need to cut through pile-ups and noisy conditions, 2.1 to 2.4 kHz will be desired. Connect your rig to dummy load with a watt meter.Set Eq off, processor on, mode = SSB, mic = 20, processor = 20. Other than that, I left all the settings at the standard defaults which came with latest version of the firmware installed at the time. Connecting a dynamic into your mic input will provide a nice short of the +8V DC power straight to ground. FT-100Menu 16 (MIC EQ): Set to OFF initially. Many calls a day come through the Heil Sound facility with RF issues.". Set the SSB TX Bandwidth to 200-2800 Hz for high-fidelity rag-chews, or to 400-2600 Hz for DX work. The bandwidth in which youre listening probably is restricted, so you might make adjustments that over-compensate for this, leaving you with too much treble, too much bass, or both! Third, are the modern designs: 746Pro, 756Pro series, iC-7600, 7700, and 7800. If you have more than three frequencies which need attention you have more problems than an equalizer is going to fix! I know run the same headset on my PROIII with the same results. Yes, you have to read the manual! Mic gain: 30. Now connect your headphones to the monitor receiver. The same button turns the Compression On or Off also is used to adjust the Transmit Bandwidth Filter. Now to get acceptable audio spend an almost equal amount of money. The first step is to disconnect the antenna on your monitor receiver. Cutting these frequencies will reduce intelligibility. All of the late model Yaesu starting with the FT 9000 through the 101 uses the same Parametric equalizer. Pay attention to the ALC.Compression On at, 1 or 2. The FT-2000 bypasses the first mic preamp. most 1200s sound terrible. )Pin 1: Microphone In*Pin 5: PTTPin 6: PTT GroundPin 7: Microphone Ground. I've had a number of requests to shoot a video series about the Yaesu FT-710 AESS (Acoustic Enhanced Speaker System), similar to my FTdx10 series. The Yaesu preamps are high gain so you will use a much low setting of mic gain with the Heil iC element. There are three audio filters that you can change their PARAMETERS (thus Parametric EQ). . The MH-31b can sound decent with the proper settings. The site will be something of which everyone involved can be proud to say they were a part. . Depending on the mic youre using, you may want to adjust either the Treble or Bass to get the kind of sound youre looking for in the Wide bandwidth, which youll use for high-fidelity operating (rag-chews, etc.). Since I cant actually HEAR your transmitted signal, these are just starting points. Contact Us. This voltage must be blocked for use of Heil Sound dynamic elements. These settings are credited to a great friend Randy/K0RWB.thanks Randy! Transmit bandwidth is set at 100 to 2900 Hz so it doesn't cutoff the Eq frequencies. M0WBK 1.27K subscribers Subscribe 53K views 9 years ago EQ settings can be hard to get right. for different settings and have multiple transmit profiles for quick access. Rag chewers HATE a contest sound and a rag chewer sound doesn't work in a pileup. Heils Amateur Radio specific microphones (non-3 pin XLR) have a 1 F capacitor installed. These products require a bias voltage to power their internal F.E.T. You will hear the balance that will please you.As always study the operation guide for further information. Set filter one to 200 Hz. This is too much work for a headset! I have a microphone which has more output on the high frequency range than on the low end, so in order to make it sound balanced I needed to boost the 200 Hz range and cut the 2600 Hz range. FT-991A Mic Eq. You then know exactly how you sound to the outside world. However, the settings are identical, in principle, to those found in the discussion below for the FT- 920. Low end, Mid Range and Highs. Listen on your monitor receiver to be sure the audio quality is what you are trying to achieve. Mike 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. The LSB settings are inverted from USB, so a setting of -10 on LSB and +10 on USB should sound the same. Firstly, a 15 dB boost or cut is HUGE. 32 -3 63 +6 125 -6 250 -6 500 -3 1k 0 2k +3 4k +3 8k 0 16k 0 With my Heil GM-5 I has the mic gain on the FT-950 set at 14 percent. Also go out buy yourself a Audio Technica ATR-30 for 18 bucks on amazon. We have recently come up with the perfect 'fix' for that. FT-450The FT-450s Microphone Equalizer Menu item (MIC EQ) is very simple in its adjustment. 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. As for the suggestion of a 1000 Hz boost, seeing how male voices center around 500 Hz and females around 700 Hz, there's little to be gained there. 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 ! One thing Bob said that makes a lot of sense. Menu Q4 (or Q6, depending on the version of 706) gives you the ability to shift the filter passband, much like IF Shift on receive. I think that many hams do not realize how versatile modern transceivers are in this regard. 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. Equalization settings:Normal conversation Bass -1 to +1 Treble +3DX and contest use Bass -3 Treble +4These are merely beginning settings. 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. AF4RK. Use one of our PR series professional balanced output microphones with the 3 pin XLR. HEIL ICM electret Condenser on the YaesuAll Yaesu transceivers are set up to use low gain, passive dynamic microphones into their high gain microphone preamplifiers. YOU have to make the final decision by listening to your own signal. A Parametric EQ usually has only 3 filters. You set the frequency of the filter. To increase high-frequency articulation, without rolling off lows or mid-range, use selection 4.See page 81 of the Operating Manual for details. Carrier Point (Q4): Try +100 for DX/Contest work, -100 for rag-chewing. The first and most important adjustment will be the transmit bandwidth. Big enough that it could also cut the second filter, even with a Q of 5. Press the Menu and rotate the SELECT knob so it reads "TX BPF" (Transmit Band Pass Filter). I use these settings and it sounds very good i l. Boosting 2400 Hz 8 dB. Set EQ2 Frequency to 900 Hz, EQ2 Level to -10, and EQ3 Bandwidth to 2. 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. - YouTube 0:00 / 8:38 Yaesu ftdx1200 EQ settings & W2IHY. THE BASICS: YOUR OPERATING PREFERENCES AND YOUR MICROPHONE. In other words, the lower number seems to have a lower Q, so the filter affects more frequencies. Press the (PROC) button momentarily so MIC EQ shows up on the display. I would try 200 - 2800 first. Note that these are starting points only, and the best setup for your voice, your microphone, and your operating objectives may differ. You want to boost that frequency, you adjust it to + 10dB. Suddenly, there were just 3 pots! Press SET > LEVEL, then scroll up to SSB TX Tone (Bass); rotate the main tuning dial to set the Bass to -2 for starters (-4 if using the PR-40 or similar mic with lots of bass response). For headsets, use the AD-1-K for connection to the front panel mic jack. You want to boost that frequency, you adjust it to + 10dB. Nice to see this. "How's my audio" is commonly heard throughout the HF Bands these days. For instance, with my Kenwood TS-2000: it produces a lot of harmonics and sub-harmonics which, when you make a boost around 1kHz, it tends to also make a boost at 500Hz and 2kHz, and those frequencies are very conducive to SSB communications. Do you work lots of DX and contests, or do you like to hang out on 75 meters and have long ragchews with local buddies? Do you want some big boomy low end? The mid frequency is very important. Then select multiple frequencies between 10 and 5000 Hz to get enough data to plot the filter shape on graph paper [frequency verses power output]. Its much better to listen in a separate receiver because that is the only way you can get a real-world appraisal of your audio passband characteristics. Bob helped Yaseu design the parameters for that rig, and others. Well written and thank you for sharing. These are our recommendations. We are already getting a lot of questions about the best settings for the onboard DSP microphone equalizer. Please read pages 35-36, and page 60, of the K3 Operating Manual, in particular, for more details of these subjects. You can make a recording of audio at any stage in the chain and replay it to see if you can demodulate it. Transmit into a dummy load and listen to yourself. A few tweaks in the Icom menu is all that is needed to adjust bass and treble to YOUR taste. As always listen to your test signal through headphones connected to a second receiver. For best results please consult your manual. 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. You're right, 'it ain't rocket science' & i use the transmit monitor to listen to myself as well. Set that to 200 to 300 on the low end. DSP Setting Example: Yaesu FT-920. A solid mic, if you EQ properly Time Owned: more than 12 months. 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. Mic Gain: About 2 oclock to 3 oclock for dynamic elements, 10 oclock for higher output iC condenser elements. This will roll off some of the extreme low frequency response. Turn the Clarify/VFO knob to set this bandwidth of 2-28 (200-2800). The BIG problem with this is when you try using a REAL (dynamic) microphone. The iCM is the perfect match for the iC 718. "Why use an outboard audio EQ with that rig when there is a damn good EQ built tight in?". However, the Mic Pre Amp on the iC 718 has down in gain by -15 dB. Set the MAIN: MIC SEL menu selection to FP (Front Panel). Menu 00 : Adjustment Level -21Menu .3 : Adjustment Level -16Menu .6 : Adjustment Level -14Menu .9 : Adjustment Level -7Menu 1.2 : Adjustment Level -5Menu 1.5 : Adjustment Level -1Menu 1.8 : Adjustment Level +1Menu 2.1 : Adjustment Level +4Menu 2.4 : Adjustment Level +6Menu 2.7 : Adjustment Level +6Menu 3.0 : Adjustment Level +6Menu 3.3 : Adjustment Level +6Menu 3.6 : Adjustment Level +6Menu 3.9 : Adjustment Level +2Menu 4.2 : Adjustment Level +2Menu 4.5 : Adjustment Level 0Menu 4.8 : Adjustment Level 0Menu 5.0 : Adjustment Level0. 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. Michael Salmi. May 25 #937. All ICOM transceivers utilize phantom power on their microphone inputs. Notice your voice frequency profile where the dB levels go up & down within your vocal response. )for casual contacts, Mid Transmit Bandwidth (2.4 kHz.) That should move your bass setting up 100hz. In each of the audio bands (low, mid, and high-frequency areas), you can set the center frequency, amplitude, and bandwidth of equalization. Use the same settings for the Processor On menu items. 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. If you set the Bandwidth control of the . EQ PLUS Set the following: Equalizer switch on Bass approx 1:00 pm 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). Never want to see over 50 or 60%. On Yaesu FTDX 3000 (and similar radios), please try the following settings for the compressed mic menus, which are 159 to 176 on the FTDX3000: P-EQ1 FREQ 200 (adjust the low bass freq center point in Hz. Because of this low gain mic preamp Our GM, Goldline, HC 4 or HC 5 elements will not work. It is clipping the mic pre amp. Oddly, the word gain doesn't appear in the text. 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 preamp of the 950 does not handle a lot of bass response. For the ladies, peak vocal power occurs at 700 Hz. You may be able to adjust to 100 as long as it doesn't overload and sound too bassy. SETUP INFO FOR W2IHY 8 BAND EQ, EQ PLUS, and Yaesu FT-2000. There are too many external path things which can botch up your signal, and those issues can't be corrected on your end. The K3 also has an ESSB mode, with a wider transmitted bandwidth for high fidelity operating. Set the TX BW to 400 -2600Hz for DX/Contest work. There is no "perfect" setting, it's all subjective. Also this confuses some, but there are two separate EQ's in this rig. So this parameter can't actually be used as published. These are important factors to consider. Sign In Upload. 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'. I had a very bad problem with my Kenwood TS-570SG and MC-60A mike and RF. The first low frequency filter removes all of that low end bass that destroys so many signals. heilhamradio.com lists some Parametric settings (MIC EQ and PROC OFF), but none for P Parametric (MIC EQ ON and PROC=35). For extra assurance as the article states, you can also view the spectrum display or the waveform and compare. As mentioned above, be sure the main switch of the MD-100 is set to THRU to bypass any in mic settings and to use only the rig's settings. 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. Audacity is so much better than a tape recorder! eHam.net is a community web site for amateur (ham) radio operators around the world. 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. 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). The Heil Sound GM-4/GM-5 microphones, Pro Set 4/5 and similar boom sets, and other such mics using built-in enhancement of treble and roll-off of bass may not need any adjustment on the high-frequency side for local rag-chewing; however, depending on your voice and the degree of fidelity desired, you may want to add some bass response for local work. Yaesu FT-891 Mike Settings I've received over the last three weeks many questions about the microphone settings for the MH-31 that comes with the ever popular FT-891. The first thing to set with any transmitter is the transmit bandwidth. For SSB you will want to 'massage' that low end. Try mic gain at 30 and processor at 25 and talk about 3-4" from the mic. . As a new owner of an FT-950, Thanks so much for a great article.
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