Somehow, someway, we need to educate operators in how to operate a
station cleanly. I agree with another post that we are seeing and
experiencing some really bad signals on the band and to a large extent,
it is not the actual fault of the equipment. It is the operator
mis-using the equipment.
I checked into the Tentec 20M net yesterday using my Omni VII and
Centurion amp. While the net was active, I received 4 e-mails that
commented on "great audio" what settings and mike are you using. The
answer, "just stock stuff, no external processing".
73
Bob, K4TAX
> On 5/14/2012 8:00 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>> Jim, based on that (which I fully believe), our only recourse is to
>> START
>> DEMANDING CLEANER TRANSMITTERS.
>
> I strongly agree, Rick, and that includes power amplifiers.
>
> But even the cleanest rig and amp can generate trash if the amp is
> over-driven, if the amp is mis-tuned, if AGC is used between the amp and
> the rig to set TX power, if the audio is overdriven anywhere in the
> signal chain, and if the audio has excessive bandwidth. EVERY ONE of
> those problems is an OPERATOR problem, NOT an equipment problem. In
> this day of near box-top licenses, where almost anyone can memorize
> their way through a multiple choice exam, far too many hams don't have a
> clue about most things technical. And most of those who don't also
> don't care.
>
> Indeed, the solution to a desire to compete is MORE and BIGGER. The
> other guy isn't hearing me? Shout louder, buy a bigger amp, crank the
> compression to 99, and buy the latest whiz-bang equalizer and mic. Don't
> bother me with studying the fundamentals to learn how to actually use
> what I already have properly.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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