[AMRadio] Speech Processing

[Robert Nickels]

On 9/25/2018 5:06 PM, Jim Tonne wrote:
>
> If you are technically-inclined here is your opportunity to
> jump on the bandwagon and contribute to the state of the
> art !!

Jim,

I'm definitely interested!   In one article I wrote about a low power AM 
transmitter I showed the value of the "free speech processing" provided 
by a carbon mic, only to see years later the esteemed Bob Heil 
incorporated similar voice bandwidth optimization in his pine board 
transmitter.   From Bob's presentations and my own on-air experience 
with both AM and SSB low power radios, the importance of effective 
speech processing can't be overstated as it often makes the difference 
in being heard.

I am at the other end of the spectrum from those who crank out the 
bandwidth in lame attempts to sound like a broadcast station - my 
interests are in maximizing intelligibility and packing the greatest 
amount of information into the RF power that is available.

73, Bob W9RAN