Lessee -- I'm an EE by training and profession, and you're a retired
attorney.
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Well.. calling me names does not make you right! ;-)
I KNEW it... I bet my wife you would pit your credentials
against mine to win the debate! In college debate ...
this is called the "argument from authority."
Seems this is AMATEUR radio... but to some, there is
little room for amateurs. Funny, the guys at QST Magazine
appear moderately qualified, having tested and played
with more than a few rigs over the years, and they
thought it made sense. If guess if I am wrong,
they are, too!
Let's let the crowd consider both views, against their
own experience, and decide the matter for themselves.
Fellers... you be the Judge!
Last I heard, you hadn't done extensive study of electronics
to catch up. I wouldn't consider give legal advice -- heck, even though
I know a helluva lot about acoustics, I'm not trained in that field and
know my limitations, so I don't give advice on acoustics either.
There you go calling me names! Besides, only
lawyers can plead ignorance of the law! Worse, you
keep throwing that in my face... it is irrelevant to
the discussion.
You seem kinda worried - if I am so obviously wrong,
you would not base your case on your credentials - you
would win the debate strictly on the science.
One does not need an EE degree to see I am right.
Here is my bottom line empirical scientific observation:
When I use that type of microphone on my Omni VII, the
mic is on full blast with the lowest possible AF-GAIN
setting - and the ALC light comes on full time. The
user manual says to lower AF-GAIN until the ALC light
only lights on voice peaks. But with these condenser
mics, my ALC light stays on all the time, and turning
AF-GAIN lower simply turns it off, entirely - so that
sells it for me.
Using the attenuator pad, I can set AF-GAIN to 35%-40%,
and I have room to adjust it and down so that ALC lights
only on voice peaks. Voila - the solution. Otherwise
the mic is on full blast at 1 or 2 percent, and I
cannot lower it to adjust for voice peaks without
turning it off altogether.
I DON'T NEED AN EE DEGREE TO SEE THIS.
Bottom line - I have a lot more headroom to
adjust mic input volume with the pad than
without.
Moreover, I concede YOUR mileage may vary... perhaps
you have a softer speaking voice, so you don't have
to set AF-GAIN so low, but that is my story and I am
sticking to it. ;-)
Happy days. (In spite of the above, I actually have a huge respect for
you and your credentials! I am STILL reading several of your articles
and trying to get it. Serious contributions to the hobby.)
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73, Jim K9YC
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