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Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
From: Richards <jrichards@k8jhr.com>
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 04:09:11 -0500
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Well we almost agree 100% -- the only point of departure, is that throwing more money at MY problems would go a very long way to solving them !! ;-)


I really agree about the importance of good mic technique. It is amazing how many old hams who harp on the need for good operating practices, huff and puff and blow into or across the microphone like the wolf in the fable, or who move or look about while speaking, and their compatriots on the air blame the band for "fading" or "going long" when the speaker simply sat back in his chair away from the mic or looked around, away from the mic, etc., or simply overdrive it cause more of anything is always better. After all, why do they have ten marks on the dial if we cannot use 'em all... right? There are some local guys on the UHF repeater system who huff and puff and blow into the microphone practically every sentence. I wonder why none of their friends have ever said anything. There is an old Sicilian adage: "A friend would tell you if you had dirt on your face.) OH well... cannot fix every problem.


Happy days - DR.

----------------------------  K8JHR  -----------------

On 2/25/2014 9:51 AM, Doug Reid wrote:


Everyone thinks the solution to every problem is
to throw money at it


instead of maybe using better  " mic technique ".
I hate hearing stations where the compressor limiter
is set incorrectly and you can hear the audio pumping.

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