[Elecraft] OT National Hearing Test

[Doug Person]

This actually is quite interesting and relevant.  It's worth 
understanding how well you hear a given signal in typical conditions: 
white noise with a mix of other interesting audio phenomena.  Whether 
consciously or unconsciously there is always the question of your own 
hearing abilities versus the receiver.  Knowing your own performance 
envelope can help you gain insight into how best to adjust your receiver 
to accommodate your own needs.  I also think list moderation is Eric's 
job.  Thus, your comment seems to be a tad bit out of line.

David - thanks for bringing this at least to my attention.  I found it 
useful and interesting.

73, Doug -- K0DXV

On 12/21/2015 8:21 PM, David Ahrendts wrote:
> Nope. I’m in the evil, ugly TV news business. I plead guilty to promoting things I find interesting and this was one — it is a hearing test based on ambient audio interference and sequences of three numbers progressively buried in the noise. Not unlike what we do everyday in amateur radio. Based own your answers, you get an average result. Mine: a little hearing loss on both ears. Slightly concerning because the XYL (or Gawd I used that term — surely lighting will strike!!) says I do not hear her all the time. Then again, I used an iPhone. I will try again with a dedicated land line. It is genuinely an interesting listening experiment.
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> David A., KC0XT, Los Angeles
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>> On Dec 21, 2015, at 6:20 PM, Robert Harmon <k6uj at pacbell.net> wrote:
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>> David,
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>> Are you by any chance in the hearing aid business or affiliated. ?
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>> Take your advertising somewhere else
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>> Bob
>> K6UJ
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>> On 12/21/15 6:11 PM, David Ahrendts wrote:
>>> NPRs Ina Jaffe on the National Hearing Test:   http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/12/21/459397027/is-everybody-mumbling-try-a-hearing-test-you-take-on-the-phone
>>> This test not unlike most of our “pick the signal out of the noise” experiences.
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>>> David A., KC0XT, Los Angeles
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