Don't confuse compression and clipping. Compression reduces dynamic range while clipping sets a hard ceiling and does generate distortion. Compression used correctly does not generate distortion.
73 Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2019, at 4:00 PM, Wes <wes_n...@triconet.org> wrote: > > What distortion? > >> On 7/12/2019 1:15 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote: >> Nothing when it is done correctly on a mode that can stand the distortion. I >> personally won't use it on digital modes as my rigs tend to turn it off by >> default. >> >> Jim Rhodes >> K0XU >> >> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 15:10 Wes <wes_n...@triconet.org >> <mailto:wes_n...@triconet.org>> wrote: >> >> And what exactly is the problem with compression? It's used all over the >> place. >> >> Wes N7WS >> >> On 6/28/2019 11:38 AM, Brian Denley wrote: >> > I have always thought that ALC is not appropriate for power control. >> It’s a protection system. Over use of ALC acts like compression. No? >> > >> > Brian >> > KB1VBF >> > Sent from my iPad >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net <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 jimk...@gmail.com <mailto:jimk...@gmail.com> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 arch...@mail-archive.com
