In radio communications, it's been long understood that a male voice sounds best with an audio response the rises in output gradually to about 2.5 kHz before falling off again.
The equalization controls allow you to adjust this response. Modern condenser electrets mics are usually flat from 100 Hz or so to out over 15 kHz. The filters in the rig take care of suppressing the very low and high frequencies and the equalizer is used to "shape" the response curve in the transmitted audio range to suit your voice. Also, "communications" type dynamic microphones often have rather uneven response curves. Some I've seen have way too much response below 500 or 600 Hz. The equalizer can be used to compensate for this response. And the XYs out there have a whole different voice. Actually, most of them have a naturally better response curve but there are still a lot of variations that the equalizer can help with. 73, Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- Can anyone tell me what the benefits of TX equalization are? 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
