This is long, but it combines multiple recommendations from the KX3 and Elecraft mailing lists into a single procedure.

First, update to the latest KX3 firmware. There was a new compression algorithm in 1.50 and fixes in 1.61 and 2.30.

Then, get your KX3 manual. If you can’t find a paper copy, download the latest KX3 Owner’s Manual. You will be looking up a few menu settings.

The audio adjustments are done in separate steps:

1. Transmit audio equalization (TX EQ).
2. Microphone bias config.
3. Microphone gain.
4. Compression level.

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