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Subject: [Orion] Heil HC-4
From: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 07:26:33 -0400
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Steve WB3LGC wrote:

 >ps: I still like the HC-4 Headset.  For DX, I set transmit BW=2400,  Low
Cutoff=300, SP=7, Mike =~40.  For chatting, I set a wider BW (3000) on  TX, 
SP=5,
and mike gain more like 65.  I get "nice signal" comments from  contest
stations, during the contest!  Beat that.  (I also made my own  adapter for 
the
headset.)

         Same here Steve, although I use slightly different settings
for my HC-4 Pro Set.  I believe the following recording was made
by HA5PP when I was using BW 2750, Low Cutoff 170, SP 4 (or
possibly 5), MIC 61.  This is communications audio which works well
for DX-ing, contests or when you simply want yourself to be heard.
I also get unsolicited good reports in contests with this combo.

http://users.vnet.net/btippett/topband_sounds.htm  (HA5PP's
recording is next to last at the bottom of the page.

         Note that he has me tuned in a little
low at the beginning which is not unusual for
all of us to do when initially tuning in stations.
In fact, I normally offset my TX by +100 Hz in
USB or -100 Hz in LSB when doing S&P in
contests to compensate for the same tendency.

                                 73,  Bill  W4zv

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