Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-18 Thread Mark Holman
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RE: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-14 Thread Steve Bosshard \(NU5D\)
Lemme get the manuals out and see what the specs are. Ssb -Original Message- From: Kevin Custer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] How much exactly is the amount of minor comprerssion, 2 to 1 or more? Kevin [Steve Bosshard (NU5D)] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-14 Thread John J. Riddell
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:53 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals Mathew Quaife wrote: The one user is going to bring his radio by and see just what it is doing audio wise, it might be set to high to begin with, and with him having a loud voice, might

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-14 Thread Thomas Oliver
-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: 4/13/2005 7:42:45 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals I have set the deviation level of the repeater to 4.5 Khz, which for most users is excellent, however I have a few users whom no matter what radio they use, alwys clips well over 6

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-14 Thread Jim B.
Ken Arck wrote: At 09:27 PM 4/13/2005 -0500, you wrote: I think that is what I was getting to as well, if there was a way to limit the incoming audio, or like it was put, hope the other users lets the louder ones know they are too loud. As for the system, the audio levels are set just

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-14 Thread Jim B.
Steve Bosshard (NU5D) wrote: On our local EDACS PST clear voice audio from the switch receives ALC and minor compression before going to the dispatch consoles or being repeated. This helps maintain reasonably constant loudness to the dispatcher's headsets, and makes for more uniform system

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-14 Thread Steve Bosshard
The ALC cards process both repeated audio and console audio unless the system is in bypass. I can scan the block and level diagrams if you like. PST is Public Safety Trunk - Ssb I'm assuming when you say clear voice, you mean analog, (VOICE APPLIED TO THE CONSOLES IS ANALOG AND CONVERTED

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-14 Thread Bob Dengler
At 4/13/2005 10:57 PM, you wrote: I agree with Kevin on this, it's just a few users, and in person, these few people talk very loud, I think they are deaf, I just want the system to be heard all over the band, was the only reason I asked if there was a way to basically shunt it at a maximum, so

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-14 Thread Neil McKie
You are correct Ken, Neil McKie - WA6KLA Ken Arck wrote: At 07:52 PM 4/13/2005 -0500, you wrote: ... snip ... In other words, simply adjusting the output of the controller to obtain 4.5 Khz deviation ain't gonna do it. Unless you force the transmitter into actual limiting

[Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread w9mwq
I have set the deviation level of the repeater to 4.5 Khz, which for most users is excellent, however I have a few users whom no matter what radio they use, alwys clips well over 6 Khz wide. Is there a way to limit this? When these users come in, you have to turn down the volume, but then

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Ken Arck
At 11:42 PM 4/13/2005 -, you wrote: I have set the deviation level of the repeater to 4.5 Khz, which for most users is excellent, however I have a few users whom no matter what radio they use, alwys clips well over 6 Khz wide. Is there a way to limit this? When these users come in, you

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Ken Arck
At 05:30 PM 4/13/2005 -0700, you wrote: If so, either it's not working correctly or you haven't set up your audio levels correctly. ---Uhhh. make that if NOT :-) Ken -- President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Mathew Quaife
just fine. As for bypassing anything, no that I have not done, all is just as it was. Mathew -Original Message- From: Ken Arck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 7:30 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Kevin Custer
w9mwq wrote: I have set the deviation level of the repeater to 4.5 Khz, which for most users is excellent, however I have a few users whom no matter what radio they use, alwys clips well over 6 Khz wide. Is there a way to limit this? What exactly are you wanting to limit? The level of

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Ken Arck
At 07:52 PM 4/13/2005 -0500, you wrote: The repeater is made up of a Maggoire HiPro transmitter, GE Mastr Pro ER41 receiver, Cat-1000 contoller. I am taking audio from the high side of the volume control in the ER41. I've turned up the transmitter to 4.5 Khz and the Cat-1000 tx level at right

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Mathew Quaife
: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 8:07 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals w9mwq wrote: I have set the deviation level of the repeater to 4.5 Khz, which for most users is excellent, however I have a few users whom no matter what

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Eric Lemmon
Mathew, This is a common problem, especially when users with multiband/multimode radios use them on FM repeaters, not realizing that they are overdeviating. I guess it's a mixed blessing that some kind and gentle listeners will advise a repeater user that his/her signal is loud and clear when

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Mathew Quaife
- From: Dave VanHorn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 8:56 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals I know I could use one of a number of soft AGC circuits to control the incoming audio before

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Kevin Custer
Dave VanHorn wrote: I know I could use one of a number of "soft AGC" circuits to control the incoming audio before it is repeated, but that would not prompt the offending users to mend their ways. I am working on an audio monitor that will interject the voice warning "average

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Kevin Custer
Eric Lemmon wrote: I am working on an audio monitor that will interject the voice warning average modulation too high when it detects that overdeviation of the input signal is present. It is not a simple project! The first problem (and maybe most difficult to handle) is evaluating a noisy

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Ken Arck
At 09:27 PM 4/13/2005 -0500, you wrote: I think that is what I was getting to as well, if there was a way to limit the incoming audio, or like it was put, hope the other users lets the louder ones know they are too loud. As for the system, the audio levels are set just right for about 95% of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Eric Lemmon
Dave, I should have known that my gambit would raise some eyebrows! In truth, my phrase working on is a euphemism for the vague period between thinking about concepts and experimenting with.hardware. I know all too well that few things are more irritating to repeater users than a function or

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Kevin Custer
Ken Arck wrote: It is not a matter of "perceived" deviation nor is it a matter of incoming levels. It is not because some users might be using an Icom and others are using a Kenwood. Since the deviation levels mentioned were actually measured, it is obvious that the transmitter is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Ken Arck
At 11:18 PM 4/13/2005 -0400, you wrote: You can have a repeater with no limiting and a user that is severely clipped and have a total deviation of only 3.5 kilohertz will sound considerably louder than a user running 5 kilohertz deviation not being clipped. ---No argument about this at all,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Dave VanHorn
At 10:05 PM 4/13/2005, Eric Lemmon wrote: Dave, I should have known that my gambit would raise some eyebrows! In truth, my phrase working on is a euphemism for the vague period between thinking about concepts and experimenting with.hardware. I know all too well that few things are more

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Kevin Custer
Ken Arck wrote: At 11:18 PM 4/13/2005 -0400, you wrote: You can have a repeater with no limiting and a user that is severely clipped and have a total deviation of only 3.5 kilohertz will sound considerably louder than a user running 5 kilohertz deviation not being clipped. ---No argument

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Kevin Custer
Steve Bosshard (NU5D) wrote: On our local EDACS PST clear voice audio from the switch receives ALC and minor compression before going to the dispatch consoles or being repeated. How much exactly is the amount of minor comprerssion, 2 to 1 or more? Kevin Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals

2005-04-13 Thread Mathew Quaife
Message- From: Kevin Custer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:08 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio limiting on incoming signals Ken Arck wrote: At 11:18 PM 4/13/2005 -0400, you wrote: You can have a repeater with no limiting