Re: [Elecraft] Microphones (was electronic product standards)

2008-02-14 Thread Alan Bloom
I read years ago that speech processors like pre-emphasized audio (louder highs, quieter lows). And the heavier the processing the more pre-emphasis is optimum. Does anyone know if the K3 speech processor does that automatically? Al N1AL On Thu, 2008-02-14 at 01:52, Brendan Minish wrote: > On

RE: Re: [Elecraft] Microphones (was electronic product standards)

2008-02-14 Thread Brett Howard
an.qth.net Subject: Re: Re: [Elecraft] Microphones (was electronic product standards) > I've heard it said that some contest stations deliberately transmit > a wider-than-necessary signal to keep competitiors away from > "their" channel. I personally would not inte

Re: Re: [Elecraft] Microphones (was electronic product standards)

2008-02-14 Thread Mike S
At 08:28 AM 2/14/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote... This is why you want to have a signal with a very high average power level, but one which is also not wider than necessary. That sounds like CW. :-) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mail

Re: Re: [Elecraft] Microphones (was electronic product standards)

2008-02-14 Thread dj7mgq
I've heard it said that some contest stations deliberately transmit a wider-than-necessary signal to keep competitiors away from "their" channel. I personally would not intentionally transmit a "wide" signal during a contest. It would, imho, be counterproductive, apart from any other re

Re: Re: [Elecraft] Microphones (was electronic product standards)

2008-02-14 Thread Thom LaCosta
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've heard it said that some contest stations deliberately transmit a wider-than-necessary signal to keep competitiors away from "their" channel. Ahmust be one of those "advance the technology" things that justify contestsgood for everyo

Re: Re: [Elecraft] Microphones (was electronic product standards)

2008-02-14 Thread d.cutter
> I've heard it said that some contest stations deliberately transmit a > wider-than-necessary signal to keep competitiors away from "their" channel. David G3UNA > > > > Within the context of SSB useage in ham radio I believe that the 'hype about > audio' could lead to another related proble

Re: [Elecraft] Microphones (was electronic product standards)

2008-02-14 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Thanks for posting your interesting comments Brendan. Within the context of SSB useage in ham radio I believe that the 'hype about audio' could lead to another related problem, if not already existing, which is poor use of the HF spectrum available to us. Given the proven fact that a SSB trans