Scott, my recollection was that SS7 only affected the call setup but not the transmission characteristics. It has been a while ago but that is what I remember.
I believe that the REAL problem was that the system slowly evolved from a battery and ground to a pretty complicated analog/digital transmission system. Those that started with the old common battery telephones JUST KNEW that you had to talk louder on a long distance call. Very 73 - Mike - K9JRI > On Jun 14, 2019, at 2:54 PM, Tox <[email protected]> wrote: > > Trying to remember, but wasn't that a legitimate issue with early > analog telephony? I don't recall if, pre SS7, the line amps had > automatic gain adjustment. Enough hops, didn't the signal start to > attenuate? > > Scott > AD6YT > > On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 11:28 AM Bob McGraw K4TAX <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Reminds me of a true story of my dear grandmother. I came into the >> house one day while she was on the telephone. She was almost hollering >> at the top of her voice. After she finished, I asked "grandmother why >> were you hollering?" She replied "I was talking long distance". >> >> Seems as hams do the more often than not today. If they didn't hear you >> the first time......then holler at the mike the next time. That's sure >> to get their attention. If one hollers loud enough, neither will need >> a radio. >> >> 73 >> >> Bob, K4TAX >> >> >> >> On 6/14/2019 1:17 PM, David Gilbert wrote: >>> >>> A few years ago I was working NAQP SSB and came across this guy who >>> was really loud but had such an overdriven signal nobody could copy >>> him. He kept calling CQ but nobody answered. I finally threw my >>> callsign out there and when he came back I told him he needed to back >>> off on the mic gain if he wanted to make any contacts. It took three >>> steps of backing down his gain to get him to reasonable copy. He was >>> over 10 db weaker but suddenly started running stations. >>> >>> Cranking the knob to 11 is, as you say, totally counterproductive. >>> >>> 73, >>> Dave AB7E >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6/14/2019 10:52 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: >>>> One of my major pet gripes for net control operators and contest >>>> operators is the fact they believe turning things up a bit with the >>>> thinking they will be heard a bit better When in fact they are >>>> making their signal more difficult to copy. If their station sounds >>>> good during SSB rag chew QSO's the the same settings should also be >>>> good for contests, Field Day, and when a net control. The mentality >>>> of turning things up a wee bit is just pure B. S. >>>> >>>> Bob, K4TAX >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > -- > Scott Small > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
