Yes, you have to read the manual! We are already getting a lot of questions about the best settings for the onboard DSP microphone equalizer. ); in this case, set the MAIN: MIC SEL selection to RP (Rear Panel). You're right, 'it ain't rocket science' & i use the transmit monitor to listen to myself as well. Again YOU have to make the final decision by listening to your own signal. Don't forget to push and hold MENU for 2 seconds to exit and store new settings ! Also this confuses some, but there are two separate EQ's in this rig. EQ PLUS Set the following: Equalizer switch on Bass approx 1:00 pm DSP Setting Example: Yaesu FT-920. The Monitor circuit provided on your rig is very unreliable as a way of evaluating your stations audio characteristics. 32 -3. Menu 091 Frequency. Suddenly, there were just 3 pots! How's my audio? Always adjust mic gain by watching the ALC meter. Modern Amateur Radio transceivers offer a wide variety of features that may include DSP-based adjustments for your SSB audio. Yaesu FT-2000 Equalizer settings These have been tested using the MD-100 microphone. Transmit filter: Set to WIDE for fidelity, MID for everyday operation, and NAR for DX pile-up busting. 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. Finally, if you have the ability to select the SSB bandwidth of the monitor receiver, set it as wide as possible. There are three and that is all you will need to make your transmitter sound terrific. So many times I hear stations with so much low end you cant understand what they are saying because they have not achieved good mid-range speech articulation. FT 857 D FT 817Menu 46 DSP High Pass filter Default at 100. The FTDX-9000D features unmatched close-in dynamic range, flexible selectivity choices due to its advanced 32-bit DSP filtering, a high-resolution TFT display, and high power:. Bandwidth Q 5 Menu 096 Bandwidth In each of the audio bands (low, mid, and high-frequency areas), you can set the center frequency, amplitude, and bandwidth of equalization. I guess that's not all that bad, but there is precious little information there, mainly sibilance. Mic gain and processor level settings are identical for a reason. In the amateur radio field, we arent dealing with music material but the adjustment affects voice the same way. Start with Menu 4-4 (TR EDSP) set to off. Up 'til then his audio was muffled, muddy, and a mess. Well, being a former sound engineer, I have problems with these settings. Copyright 2023 Heil Sound Communications, Inc. If you are setting for a normal ragchew conversation, you will want a bit wider frequency response of 2.7 kHz 3.1 kHz . Also, it almost always seems to be necessary to make the boost at around 1kHz. Follow this guide for simple instructions on how to get your rig set up so that you sound great on the air. 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. This allows you to set your processed audio up for DX if you wish without disturbing your rag chew settings. *Pin 1 also carries voltage for the electret elements used in Icom mics. Of course, the voice signal is AC, so DC flows one direction while AC flows the other direction all on the same cable. If you set this first filter frequency to 200Hz. Mic Gain: About 2 oclock to 3 oclock for dynamic elements, 10 oclock for higher output iC condenser elements. These are important factors to consider. The first low frequency filter removes all of that low end bass that destroys so many signals. IMO if you are using the Yaesu HH mic, use position #2 on the back. are particularly well suited for these rigs, and particularly so in the case of the FT-950. That was a misprint which I failed to correct. Oftentimes OFF is best.Menu 8-9: Generally, you dont need to touch this one. The Noise Blanker will hopelessly distort your signal, by its nature, and the DSP features will perturb the received envelope, and youll never know what your signal truly sounds like. Sad. eHam.net is a community web site for amateur (ham) radio operators around the world. Set Menu 51 (Equalizer) to 1 or 2 for DX work, 3 (best) or 4 for local rag-chews. 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). 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. 8-pin Round (IC-730/735/745/751/761/765/720/725/726/728/781/901/910/3200/7700/7800 etc. i will be getting my 950 this weekend and already have a heil handi mic with HC-4 element bought, these settings are a great starting point but i was wondering what is the most common settings to change to suit an individuals voice, for example my voice would be quiet bassy naturally. We discussed the built in EQ on the FT-950. Remember: youre listening in a QRM-free environment, trying to hear all aspects of your signal. 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. I like bob as a person but think his "professional ham gear" is outrageous. We have explained one filter. Now one else can make the adjustments. Alan, KBG Good memories and thanks for the article. We highly suggest our dynamic element microphones (HC-7, HC-5.1 , HC-6, Goldline GM series or PR-781 type). 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. Transceivers are well over $1000 as the normal. FTdx101MP/D EQ Settings ( Bert PA5HR ) - YouTube Set the SSB TX Bandwidth to 200-2800 Hz for high-fidelity rag-chews, or to 400-2600 Hz for DX work. Contact Us. You simply select the needed frequency, boost or notch that frequency and set the bandwidth as to how wide you need to affect. Yaesu ftdx1200 EQ settings & W2IHY. - YouTube Keep in mind the iC elements were designed specifically for the early iCOM rigs with low mic preamp gain. Set up all the EQ settings to the Heil recommended settings even if you are NOT using his mics. To use any dynamic element on these phantom-powered inputs (which should NEVER be applied to the mic input of a radio transmitter, IMHO), the input must be de-coupled so the mic audio AC signal can pass through to the mic preamp, while simultaneously blocking the DC voltage from reaching that mic element. A friend of mine wrestled with his FTdx101D and PR-781 for a week. 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. These products require a bias voltage to power their internal F.E.T. You would want to start by keeping that bandwidth to the halfway point. Yaesu FT-891 mic EQ settings - YouTube And I dare say, microphone gain is the one control on modern transceivers, almost no one gets right! Menu 091 Frequency 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. In the 1990's, when the equalizer rigs started to appear, it became apparent many SSB signals could be copied on the diode (AM) detector. Adjust the mic gain by watching the ALC meter. SO SO important and this + 8 dB boost at 2400 - 3000 HZ is the good starting point for that. With my Heil GM-5 I has the mic gain on the FT-950 set at 14 percent. 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). Thanks to GM0ONX for this drawing. All of the late model Yaesu starting with the FT 9000 through the 101 uses the same Parametric equalizer. Set EQ3 Frequency to 2100 Hz, EQ2 Level to +10, and EQ3 Bandwidth to 2. That is usually notched a bit but there are voices that need some energy around 1000Hz attended to and your just have to make that decision by listening and select the mid range parameters. With the trend to ever-smaller living spaces RF feedback rears it's ugly head. )for casual contacts, Mid Transmit Bandwidth (2.4 kHz.) If you don't do that, all of these settings go back to zero. Welcome to Yaesu.com You then will tell the filter to roll that off or notch that 200 Hz. It will walk all over any 300 dollars heil over priced microphone. If there are any problems please let me know. 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. ??? The supplied hand microphone as ALL hand mics, sounds hollow and mushy. SMOKE CITY!!! It is clipping the mic pre amp. Compression: Set for 10 dB on voice peaks on COMP meter. Well after reading the article it makes me scratch my head and ask myself WHY? No apparent reason but it is true. 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. Do you want to sound like a 2.4 khz Ten Tec from 1974? The same button turns the Compression On or Off also is used to adjust the Transmit Bandwidth Filter. Use 2.4 kHz if thats all you have, but 2.8 kHz, 3.1 kHz, or even 6 kHz will be better. The iCOM 7300 has been updated to work with all Heil Sound iCM. for different settings and have multiple transmit profiles for quick access. Great article. Listen on your monitor receiver to be sure the audio quality is what you are trying to achieve. Or leave it off. I've been given unsolicited, "great audio" reports as a result of using this audio adjustment method. The coupling capacitor is NOT installed in our new high-impedance GM VINTAGE microphone, as this model should never be used with ICOM low impedance inputs. These are easy to adjust in seconds. We have recently come up with the perfect 'fix' for that. This voltage must be blocked for use of Heil Sound dynamic elements. AM-TX-Bandwidth (TX BPF SEL) 100-2900. Back to the radio. Now connect your headphones to the monitor receiver. The all important issue is the third filter where you achieve speech articulation. As always listen to your test signal through headphones connected to a second receiver. Well written and thank you for sharing. For more bass roll-off, set this menu item to +150 to +200; to add bass (if using a mic with the HC-4 element, for example), set it to -150 to -200. Problem solved. As a new owner of an FT-950, Thanks so much for a great article. After some time i found a nice adjustment for my FTDX101/FTDX5000 and a MD-100 for casual rag chew. Sounds terrible on the product detector as well. Save your settings each time. Now that I'm comfortable with general operation I'd like to tweak some of my settings to improve audio quality (mainly RX, TX sounds good with just mic gain). There is usually some craziness that happens around 400 Hz. You simply select the needed frequency, boost or notch that frequency and set the bandwidth as to how wide you need to affect. Just as all EQ settings, we can only give you starting points for your transceiver. A narrow receiver bandwidth impairs your ability to get the full picture. Mic gain at 11 - 12'o clock PROC gain at 9 - 11'o clock (any more than 11'o clock . 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. Press the (PROC) button momentarily so MIC EQ shows up on the display. FT-920Menu U-59 (TLSB): +100 for DX, +150 for Contest work, -100 for rag- chewing.Menu U-60 (PROC LSB): +100 for DX, +150 for Contest work, -100 for rag- chewing.Menu U-62 (T USB): +100 for DX, +150 for Contest work, -100 for rag- chewing.Menu U-63 (PROC USB): +100 for DX, +150 for Contest work, -100 for rag- chewing.Menu U-51: Set to OFF initially.1: Mid- and high-frequency emphasis.2: High-frequency emphasis (DX/Contest setting).3: Low- and high-frequency emphasis, dip in middle.4: Wide broadcast setting. 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. Thank you for getting this into an 'Article'. M0WBK 1.27K subscribers Subscribe 53K views 9 years ago EQ settings can be hard to get right. 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 ! The 200-Watt "D" (Deluxe, fully equipped) as well as the 400-Watt . AMC level: 55. Set the MAIN: MIC SEL menu selection to FP (Front Panel). 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. In other words, the lower number seems to have a lower Q, so the filter affects more frequencies. Many calls a day come through the Heil Sound facility with RF issues.". FTdx101mp EQ Settings maybe there is some one can use these settings and this is helpfull for the beginning. Set Menu #13 (Bandwidth) to 2.4 kHz, and Menu #14 (TX EQ High Boost) to H for most applications. RF power level = 100 W.Connect an audio signal generator to mic input. Here are the menu assignments for the FT 950. Monitoring of your signal is particularly important when setting Menu item Q4, which has a huge effect on your transmitted tonal quality. I know run the same headset on my PROIII with the same results. However, the process became a hobby in itself. 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. Transmit bandwidth is set at 100 to 2900 Hz so it doesn't cutoff the Eq frequencies. One thing Bob said that makes a lot of sense. 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. Note that power output meter will show lower power as bandwidth is increased; this is normal, reflecting lower power density per Hertz of passband.FT-1000MP Series (including Mk-V and Field)Menu 5-9: 6.0Menu 7-7: Set SSB-T to 300-3100 Hz for DX/Contest, 100-3100 Hz for more fidelity.Menu 4-4: Set to OFF while setting Menu 7-7 to your liking, then try each selection (1 through 4) while listening in a separate receiver to see if any of these improve your voice signals characteristics. for DX AND CONTEST work, These are initial settings to get you started with a great sounding signal. Follow the instructions on pages 28 and 29 of the K3 Operating Manual. On the GM-4 and GM-5, use only the Narrow element, as the Wide element has too much bass response for this rig. I would shift that down to 100hz, and then only do a 10 dB cut. Please see ouradapter selectorto find the right cable for your rig. (2.9 kHz) for casual contacts, Mid transmit bandwidth (2.4 kHz) for DX and CONTEST work, Wide Transmit Bandwidth (2.9 kHz. 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. not surprising - anyone remember the 2001 post 'I hate 75 Meters'? Set the Transmit Bandwidth to Wide (100-2900 Hz), and you will be the talk of the band! Usual mic gain will be set between 65 to 80. The third control of the filter is either - or +. For DX you might prefer something else. Also, you dont have the benefit of hearing all the net effects of AGC, etc., like other stations receivers, are employing. Add an improperly adjusted amplifier & a big mess is up and down the band. Save your settings each time. Internal EQ Settings in PowerSDR: EQ 10 Band (internal settings) External EQ recomended. I also agree with W3DBB in regards to some of the modern day audio. To build the largest and most complete Amateur Radio community site on the Internet - a "portal" that hams think of as the first place to go for information, to exchange ideas, and be part of whats happening with ham radio on the Internet. Transmit bandwidth set to "TTBF". I have noticed on my FT-950 that the Q of the filters appears to correlate with the BW number. a 718 with a sm 30 mic beats 1200 any day, week, etc..don't waste your monies. It is the only way you will absolutely know how you sound to the outside world. The popular Traveler boom set works exceptionally well with the IC-7000 and IC-706. 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. The Yaesu preamps are high gain so you will use a much low setting of mic gain with the Heil iC element. Mic gain: 30. I don't know why the well-known commercial adapter maker doesn't do this. In the course of listening over the past 30 years the quality of SSB transmitted audio on the amateur bands has deteriorated. Some nasty-sounding stuff, not to mention the deleterious tissue-heating effects on everyone so exposed. 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). A Parametric EQ is just as the term implies. 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. Kenwood HF transceivers have long been designed for dynamic microphone inputs, so the microphone amplifier stages have plenty of gain to accommodate the wide range of Heil dynamic microphones. I think that many hams do not realize how versatile modern transceivers are in this regard. For best results please consult your owners manual. It is clipping the mic preamp. Because of this low gain mic preamp Our GM, Goldline, HC 4 or HC 5 elements will not work. . Many calls a day come through the Heil Sound facility with RF issues. FT-991A Mic Eq. W2IHY 8 BAND EQ and EQPlus settings for the Yaesu FTDX-2000. And the second good read is YAESU specific: "All Things Yaesu". Just rename each file configuration when saving (DX, low cut, high cut etc.) Compression: Adjust for ALC mid-scale on voice peaks. Note that the mics and boom sets using the HC-5 elements (GM-5, Pro Set 5, etc.) Just rename each file configuration when saving (DX, low cut, high cut etc.) Why buy a PR series mic if you are going to restrict the bandwidth from 200-2800 then roll off all the lows? Cutting these frequencies will reduce intelligibility. This will roll off some of the extreme low frequency response. Hold it for three seconds to change one. No one else can make the adjustments. 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. The Heil HC-4 cartridge should add some highs to your audio by the nature of the design of the cartridge. No studio gear at all. 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. Transmit into a dummy load and listen to yourself. 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. Other than that, I left all the settings at the standard defaults which came with latest version of the firmware installed at the time. At the same time, DC flows DOWN the mic cable while the mic audio is fed UP the same wire. Kenwood rigs present relatively few problems in interfacing to Heil products. For extra assurance as the article states, you can also view the spectrum display or the waveform and compare. PDF Yaesu FT-2000 Equalizer settings These have been tested using the MD Try moving Menu 102 to 300, Menu 119 to 300 HZ, Menu 128 to 300. This is too much work for a headset! Use one of our PR series professional balanced output microphones with the 3 pin XLR. For ESSB operation, you may want to set the lower-frequency selections to positive settings, depending on which microphone you have and your audio sound objectives. You want some big boomy low end? Start with Menu #16 (Mic EQ) Off. These had no microphone preamplifier, it was built into the microphone. The Elecraft K3 and KX3 are remarkable transceivers. 32 -3 63 +6 125 -6 250 -6 500 -3 1k 0 2k +3 4k +3 8k 0 16k 0 Big enough that it could also cut the second filter, even with a Q of 5. I used only the TX monitor function of the radio. Bandwidth 5 Menu 099 Bandwidth" View and Download Yaesu FT-950 operating manual online. Third filter 2400 Hz Menu 097 Frequency If you need any help, we are glad to assist you with writing your article based on the information you supply. Transmitter Bandwidth Settings for eSSB - nu9n.com I spoke into the mike at a normal voice level from about 6 inches away. "Set filter one to 200 Hz. I use an MD 100 desk mike. That is usually notched a bit but there are voices that need some energy around 1000Hz attended to and you just have to make that decision by listening and select the midrange parameters. I would try 200 - 2800 first. You may want to listen to your. You can make a recording of audio at any stage in the chain and replay it to see if you can demodulate it. Remember, you're at 100% duty cycle. Notch or Boost. Proc level: 20. Connect your rig to dummy load with a watt meter.Set Eq off, processor on, mode = SSB, mic = 20, processor = 20. The all-important issue is the third filter where you achieve speech articulation. There is no "perfect" setting, it's all subjective. 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). 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. . Now, I am not telling you that this is the end all. Sincerely 73 de Clinton Herbert, AB7RG. The objective is to listen to a signal at a level of about S7 on the monitor receivers S-meter. They unbalance that 8 pin round mic connector input with their typical Pin 8, pin 7 connections. Hello all. Interesting and well written article. 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. If affects just a small slice of the audio if the bandwidth is set to a narrow number or setting. TS-950SDXMenu 20 (DSP 1 HPF): 100Menu 21 (DSP 1 LPF): 3100, TS-570Menu 13 (Bandwidth): 2.4 kHzMenu 14 (TX EQ High Boost): HMicrophone Gain: 50 (Default Level), TS-870Menu 29 (Bandwidth): 3000 HzMenu 30 (Bandshift): 0 or 100Menu 31 (TX EQ): H or CMenu 32 (RCV EQ): C or OffMicrophone Gain: 50 (Default Level)Menu 22 (Mic AGC): 1 (but try 0 and 2), TS-2000Menu 22 (Bandwidth): 3000 HzMenu 21 (TX EQ): H or CMenu 20 (RCV EQ): C or OffMicrophone Gain: 50 (Default Level). Yaesu ftdx1200 EQ settings & W2IHY. 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. Once you understand how a parametric EQ works it's pretty easy. For the ladies, peak vocal power occurs at 700 Hz. 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. Whoever is listening is going to add their interpretation of "good" sound. Third, are the modern designs: 746Pro, 756Pro series, iC-7600, 7700, and 7800. 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? A Parametric EQ usually has only 3 filters. For Icom mobile rigs, use the HSTA-706, and for Icom HTs use the HSTA-iHT. heilhamradio.com lists some Parametric settings (MIC EQ and PROC OFF), but none for P Parametric (MIC EQ ON and PROC=35). Again, nice article. The answer to making the iC 718 come alive is our iCM, handi mic iC or one of the headsets using only our high output iC. Just put the connector on, and set Mic gain, and tweak the EQ wearing phones and listening to the Moni channel. 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. I used a PROC level of 25 and the mic gain to the 11 o'clock position. The mid frequency is very important. Try them while listening on a separate receiver.Speech Processor: Dont be afraid to use it; the audio quality is excellent for most applications. Second Filter 400 Hz Menu 094 Frequency 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). SO SO important and this + 8 dB boost at 2400 3000 HZ is the good starting point for that. Yours will differ. Settings - w2ihy Technologies Another reminder: the FTdx-3000 Menus have two sets of mic equalizer settings. Here is what needs to be added to the 8 pin connector to make that electret condenser work. Turn the Clarify/VFO knob to set this bandwidth of 2-28 (200-2800). Parametric Eq frequency/level/bandwidth settings are; 200/9/5, 1500/5/5, 2700/5/5. Save the file. 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. I use Audacity for making contest recordings. Pin connections on iCOM rigs are very straightforward and are shown below. Well after reading the article it makes me scratch my head and ask myself WHY? I use these settings and it sounds very good i l. This voltage must be blocked for use of Heil Sound dynamic elements. Yaesu FTDX-10. You may also select HB2 (High Boost 2) if youre using a wide-range microphone, like the PR 781, on the TS-590.