I used an external speaker on mine and it made a world of difference.. the internal one really is pretty bad...
Doug KD8B At 03:33 PM 6/8/2007, you wrote: >A regular user of our linked repeater system has an ICOM IC-208H. He >frequently has trouble understanding transmissions, and we think it's >because his radio does a poor job of passing anything but flat repeater >audio. > >I say this because when he uses the one repeater in our network with >flat audio, he never complains (regardless of the repeater's signal >strength). As soon as he switches to a repeater with processed audio, >he has tremendous difficulty understanding transmissions; it's common >for him to say "please repeat that." > >Since he's the only one who ever complains, I'm wondering if there's an >adjustment that could be made to his radio or speaker. > >I don't think we've heard of any other individuals using an IC-208H. I >wonder if there's a service menu adjustment? > >Thanks.