Just to be 'not HI-FI' here, I run an Apache with only the interstage coupling
caps changed in the audio section, and a crystal microphone of unknown origin
with the name 'Crown' on a red medallion in the center of the grill. While I
am not even suggesting BC quality here, the reports are good, and many times, I
will get a report in marginal conditions where I am the only one clearly
understood. My DX100B, is slightly morre modified, and I run a D104 with it.
Reports I have received, including SWL's, on that rig are always good, and
again, I can be heard clearly in marginal condx.
It would seem to me, that in a BC station situation, where signal strengths are
so strong, that you can hear much of the the announcers movements along with
the timbre of his voice, and you are being listened to on receivers that have a
modicum of design to allow more fidelity than the average ham RX, all this
effort is necessary. But, in the average ham static crash, power line buzz,
QRM world we live in, audio quality should be tailored to get through this
mess, than sound like your average commercial radio station.
The quality of the the ham RX on the other end is a big factor too. If I am
listening to your BC station on my Heath HR10B, with a Motorola mobile
speaker, I am going to have a different opinion of your signal than if I am on
the R390A or the SX62 with 8" speakers. I have heard many stations in QSO,
where apparently their signal strengths are such that they can take advantage
of the quality swapping, but in most cases, I have found some of those HI-FI
stations poor at punching through the normal ham world of QRM and propagation
shifts.
I guess, the folks that run equalizers can dial in appropriate ranges, and
probably the AM'er that does this is more successful than most. The rice boxes
and TenTec rigs I have heard on AM, and have TX audio equalizers, in most cases
never seem to get it right. They all sound to me, to miss that one element,
the miniscule backround sound refelections that give their audio depth. They
all sound like they are in a room full of sound absorbing material.
I am not disparraging your love of perfect audio. Like you, the more knobs,
switches, and dials to mess with, the more meters to flick up scale, the
merrier. But also, play around with your audio options to make yourself heard,
when you are only S3, and not 40 over.
Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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