History is more than a little ambiguous. Wikipedia ascribes the "first
high-powered" Talk Box to Bob Heil [K9EID] for Joe Walsh, [WB6ACU] which
was a 250 watt amp + hi-pass filter. However, Walsh credits an EE and
steel guitarist [Bill West] with inventing it.
Peter Townshend claims to have invented a version of the Talk Box during
a Who tour in 1976. However, Bob Heil sold the manufacturing rights to
Dunlop Mfr. building them to Heil's 1973 design standards. Peter
Frampton says he first heard a Talk Box in 1970, and that Bob Heil gave
him a custom built one as a Christmas present in 1974. He became
proficient at it and is now often associated with it. It appears that
every musical performer since then has used a Talk Box and at least a
few assert invention.
I use a Heil ProSet IC however I'm rarely on SSB. When I have been on,
I often get unsolicited "great audio" comments, no doubt because of my
sonorous broadcast voice as much as the proset. [:=) I use a CM-500
when operating W7RN remotely but I've never done phone remote. I find
the ProSet to be a little easier on the ears with prolonged use than the
CM-500, but both work well for me. As has been mentioned, a lot depends
on how you place the mic and how you tailor the TX response and
compression. I guess all microphones tend to accentuate the bass as you
get closer and closer, exactly the opposite of what you want for
communications. Electrets seem to be fairly immune to this, the old
classic RCA 44-BX was notorious for the effect.
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On Wed, May 6, 2020, 13:51 <j...@kk9a.com> wrote:
Interesting that Heil is not represented commercially. I believe that
Bob Heil invented the talk box that Peter Frampton made famous. I use
a Sony MDR-7506 for RTTY and CW but I do use a Heil ProSet IC for SSB.
John KK9A
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