[Elecraft] SSB transmit audio - Where's the punch?

[Nate Bargmann]

You're absolutely correct, David.  Some people are just reluctant to get
their diaphram into the act and speak with confidence, not just voice 
volume.  I know some folk who will speak at a good volume until they
grab the mic and then seem to drop 10 dB or so by speaking in almost a
hushed tone of voice.  As amateur rigs generally don't use compression 
amps in the mic circuits, a strong, confident voice level is essential
to modulating the radio correctly.  I tell new ops to "belly up" to the
microphone as an SSB rig's power output is directly related to how well
they speak in the mic.  Some seem to get it and others don't.

Even on FM I have tried to tell ops to speak up which they will for a
bit and then lapse back into a whisper which is next to impossible to
copy in a noisy vehicle.

73, de Nate >>

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