[TenTec] PTT (was QSK)

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

Al,

I think you have the idea PTT means it always has to be "tape down the mic 
button for a geezer type monologue."  While I operate phone with PTT, I make 
a habit of switching back to receive frequently, that is, whenever I pause 
for a few seconds or longer.  It's important to not let the switch be 
somewhere inconvenient like on the mic stand at arm's length.  You really 
need either a hand-held or headset mic or a mic on a boom with a hand or 
foot switch.  In doing this I hear people breaking the roundtable or I hear 
my buddies talking to each other during my transmission, a clear sign I've 
gone too long!  it's a delight to catch them when they think I'm not 
listening but I usually shut up also.

73,
rob/K5UJ

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