[Elecraft] FIELD DAY PREP

[Michael Blake]

Scott, my recollection was that SS7 only affected the call setup but not the transmission characteristics.  It has been a while ago but that is what I remember.

I believe that the REAL problem was that the system slowly evolved from a battery and ground to a pretty complicated analog/digital transmission system.  Those that started with the old common battery telephones JUST KNEW that you had to talk louder on a long distance call.

Very 73 - Mike - K9JRI







> On Jun 14, 2019, at 2:54 PM, Tox <scott.small at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Trying to remember, but wasn't that a legitimate issue with early
> analog telephony? I don't recall if, pre SS7, the line amps had
> automatic gain adjustment. Enough hops, didn't the signal start to
> attenuate?
> 
> Scott
> AD6YT
> 
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 11:28 AM Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw at blomand.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Reminds me of a true story of my dear grandmother.  I came into the
>> house one day while she was on the telephone.  She was almost hollering
>> at the top of her voice.  After she finished, I asked "grandmother why
>> were you hollering?"    She replied "I was talking long distance".
>> 
>> Seems as hams do the more often than not today.  If they didn't hear you
>> the first time......then holler at the mike the next time.   That's sure
>> to get their attention.   If one hollers loud enough, neither will need
>> a radio.
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> Bob, K4TAX
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 6/14/2019 1:17 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
>>> 
>>> A few years ago I was working NAQP SSB and came across this guy who
>>> was really loud but had such an overdriven signal nobody could copy
>>> him.  He kept calling CQ but nobody answered.  I finally threw my
>>> callsign out there and when he came back I told him he needed to back
>>> off on the mic gain if he wanted to make any contacts.  It took three
>>> steps of backing down his gain to get him to reasonable copy. He was
>>> over 10 db weaker but suddenly started running stations.
>>> 
>>> Cranking the knob to 11 is, as you say, totally counterproductive.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Dave  AB7E
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 6/14/2019 10:52 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
>>>> One of my major pet gripes for net control operators and contest
>>>> operators is the fact they believe turning things up a bit with the
>>>> thinking they will be heard a bit better    When in fact they are
>>>> making their signal more difficult to copy.   If their station sounds
>>>> good during SSB rag chew QSO's the the same settings should also be
>>>> good for contests, Field Day, and when a net control.  The mentality
>>>> of turning things up a wee bit is just pure B. S.
>>>> 
>>>> Bob, K4TAX
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
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