Trying to remember, but wasn't that a legitimate issue with early analog telephony? I don't recall if, pre SS7, the line amps had automatic gain adjustment. Enough hops, didn't the signal start to attenuate?
Scott AD6YT On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 11:28 AM Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcg...@blomand.net> wrote: > > Reminds me of a true story of my dear grandmother. I came into the > house one day while she was on the telephone. She was almost hollering > at the top of her voice. After she finished, I asked "grandmother why > were you hollering?" She replied "I was talking long distance". > > Seems as hams do the more often than not today. If they didn't hear you > the first time......then holler at the mike the next time. That's sure > to get their attention. If one hollers loud enough, neither will need > a radio. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > > > On 6/14/2019 1:17 PM, David Gilbert wrote: > > > > A few years ago I was working NAQP SSB and came across this guy who > > was really loud but had such an overdriven signal nobody could copy > > him. He kept calling CQ but nobody answered. I finally threw my > > callsign out there and when he came back I told him he needed to back > > off on the mic gain if he wanted to make any contacts. It took three > > steps of backing down his gain to get him to reasonable copy. He was > > over 10 db weaker but suddenly started running stations. > > > > Cranking the knob to 11 is, as you say, totally counterproductive. > > > > 73, > > Dave AB7E > > > > > > > > On 6/14/2019 10:52 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > >> One of my major pet gripes for net control operators and contest > >> operators is the fact they believe turning things up a bit with the > >> thinking they will be heard a bit better When in fact they are > >> making their signal more difficult to copy. If their station sounds > >> good during SSB rag chew QSO's the the same settings should also be > >> good for contests, Field Day, and when a net control. The mentality > >> of turning things up a wee bit is just pure B. S. > >> > >> Bob, K4TAX > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > Message delivered to rmcg...@blomand.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to scott.sm...@gmail.com -- Scott Small ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
