[Elecraft] K2 K3 (ssb)

[Don Wilhelm]

David,

You bring up a good point - how we actually sound to others is not 
necessarily how we perceive ourselves.
Here is the alternative that I use:
I have a good fidelity stereo system in the hamshack, and also have a 
recording of a male speaking voice (from a book on 'tape').  I play the 
recording on the stereo and hold the microphone close in front of the 
speaker while listening to the K2 on a separate receiver.   A talk radio 
program can also provide a source speaking voice.

The major drawback for this method is that just any sort of speaker will 
not do the job - if the speaker is not of above average quality, it will 
color its output and the microphone will receive a distorted sound.

I have also used this same method to evaluate various microphones for 
communications clarity.

73,
Don W3FPR

David Cutter wrote:
> Listening to one's own speech via another receiver, to optimise one's 
> own transmit settings still gives a subjective result, *on average*, 
> no better than another radio listener.  Inevitably, it will be a 
> question of personal taste, unless you have special training.  It is 
> true that radio amateurs are self trained to pick out particular words 
> and phrases in contest or noisey conditions, but, is there no better 
> way to make adjustments independent of taste and personal judgement?  
> eg speaking standard words to record speech spectrograms.  Can these 
> be used to determine clarity?
>
> David
> G3UNA
>