> > And do remember, more compression brings up background noise between > words by the amount of the compression value. Hence with 10 dB of > compression, a background noise level that would normally produce and > output of 1 watt will then sound like 10 watts of noise. > > 73 > Bob, K4TAX >
Bob's comment above is right on the money and is well worth re-reading. Professional announcers use proper mic technique *and* they work in sound booths or acoustically inert studios. Sports announcers who must work in noisy environments use headsets with high quality noise-canceling mics inches from their lips, followed by processors far more sophisticated than any used by hams. A tip to the phone contest fellows: prepare your CQ loops in a quiet room well in advance of the event. I am always astounded at the poor quality of the CQ loops in contests - many from the well known big gun stations who should know better. I wonder about the impact on the Q-rate when the listeners (especially those whose native language is other than English) have difficulty understanding the CQ loop. 73, john WA1ABI ______________________________________________________________ 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
