[TenTec] RF Speech Processor

[Richards]

Personally, Gary, after reading your comments over the past couple of 
years, and reviewing your setup procedure, I am confident you have 
managed to ring the most out of the rig and processor, pushing it to the 
max, while maintaining a narrow, clean, and intelligible signal.

In contrast, we all know most guys won't be as picky, careful, or 
analytical, as you are, and those are the 8% of the net Bob says sound 
bad using external processing aids.

My personal triumph was when the TT Sunday Net Control Operator said my 
transmit audio was super clean, and was the best among 70 other guys 
checking in - all the more meaningful, because no one sounded bad! I 
have been running a TS-590s on another net, and received the same 
compliment several times with that rig on that net.

I am constantly amazed at how well one can do with a Plain Jane ordinary 
inexpensive microphone, FLAT EQ, and Default audio settings. 
Occasionally I add a mere 30% on-board speech processor setting, and I 
am repeatedly told how good I am sounding.

I am an odd duck.   I subscribe to the "less is more" design theory... 
OK... only sometimes, but at least in this case:  I presume the 
manufacturer knows more about how the rig should sound  than I do.  So, 
I mostly use the default EQ and other settings.  My OMNI VII works 
pretty well right out of the box.  About 30-35 % processor helps out in 
a pinch.  Otherwise, stock audio all the way.

I also subscribe to the theory that every connector, every audio 
circuit, every gadget in the line adds a bit of distortion and loss. 
Consequently,  I try to keep it all to a minimum - assuming the addition 
of a noise gate, studio compressor, feedback limiter, outboard EQ, 
pre-amp, and etc., will add as much distortion and loss as it adds in 
some other aspect.  It is just communications grade audio - what I say 
should be more important that how good I sound saying it.

Nevertheless, I am confident you have done your homework and you have a 
good on-air persona.

Happy days, OM.    That's just MY take...

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On 6/14/2013 7:59 AM, GARY HUBER wrote:
> Jim,
>
> You've not heard my audio, nor seen it, but you already have an opinion.
> Why not look at my original comments as to how the combination was
> produced.
>
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