As before,
Skip is a great test of audio reception.
As before,
SSB is a great test of audio reception.
Chances are fair to good that if I can hear them clearly — and we’re both mobile or base — they hear me pretty well, also.
I don’t think I’ve walked out on that branch too far. Yes, there’s plenty for which to account in having said that. (RR participants have
only well-tested installations with no-compromise antenna choices, right?)
I’ll leave out “power” as — while there’s a minimum that’s reasonable — that chase is over almost as soon as it starts.
The video demonstrates that one is
also heard well when atmospheric conditions favor such,
not just the RX at this end.
Plenty of decent radios will get
most of your consonants through, . . but that’s
not the same as having the hash cleared away from voice.
RX & TX.
The audio of online videos is relative. Not that great.
I linked this one as both “conditions” (
Skip & SSB) at night experience a clarity of their own where comparison to an older design radio (I’d have used my DX-959b as control) would be a test where
long-range comms (in excess of 155-miles)
can be quite impressive.
The older radios may or may not have been SSB on-frequency. That’ll dampen any desire to play when chances of accurate feedback diminish.
Base stations with “real” antennas were dominant.
Today I’m not as surprised I hear impressive, not-far-from stock mobile radio rigs doing well (frequency-stable and with NRC).
FWIW, I’m again impressed at how well the RX audio is filtered on George 2 or Washington (slight edge to latter). I tend to run RX on (3) on the Q5, and TX at (1) with a stock mic clone.
On this night of QUIET I’d change that to Zero and re-adjust both. Alter tone controls to maximize my received “weak signal” to favor what those at the other end said sounded best.
This same reviewer recommends the PRESIDENT
DigiMic as that seems to be of higher quality in reproduction than the already good stock mic.
The less alteration of signal (NRC) the better. (Same for Echo, Delay, etc).
See reviews and minor mods of the new Stryker SR76 electret N/C mic where clarity is being chased.
Same concerns.
What a great night for a test.
I may not much care about hobbyist use of SSB, and I strongly resent those playing the same game on AM-19 in false innocence during periods of
Skip.
To operate with compliments during the two phenomenon are confirmation I’ve done my part when I can both Hear, and Be Heard
best. On AM & Sideband.
For when it matters.
Clarity
is King.
.
