Sounds like you may have the soundcard/Mic Gain/Mic Boost settings too high. Try lowering the gain and you should notice the noise floor on transmit drops.
Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > radio.biz] On Behalf Of Edwin Marzan > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:20 AM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] Do I have an RF feedback problem? > > Greetings, > > I noticed another flexer mention that his noise gate setting was -23db, > mine > is set at about -30db. I thought both figures were quite high. When I > transmit I notice my reading in the panadapter is about half scale when > I'm > silent (if that makes any sense) and when I speak it goes higher. Some > people told me it sounds as if there is air rushing into my background. I > unplugged the microphone and when I key the PTT the panadapter reading is > still about half scale. When I slide the microphone gain up and down I can > still see the reading go up and down with no mike attached. Is this normal > behavior? Or is this a gounding issue? Or is this an RF feedback symptom? > > I can get rid of the wooshing sound in my audio by using the noise gate > but > was curious to know how others have set their noise gates. When I listen > using the monitor function my audio sounds OK to me, the wooshing sound > appears low. When I record myself using the built in recorder it sound OK > as > well on playback. > > Any comments appreciated. > > > > > Edwin Marzan > AB2VW > > _________________________________________________________________ > Dave vs. Carl: The Insignificant Championship Series. Who will win? > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://d > avevscarl.spaces.live.com/?icid=T001MSN38C07001 > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
