[Milsurplus] grc106 low audio

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ray
audio seems ok from usb based on a contact on 20m. the carrier meter and power out meter give me good swings upward. on a night contact on 3885 using ame i had to shout into the h33 for decent audio. i tried 2 different h33s one mic was totally dead. both swings are the same with either than h33 or the motorola palm mic. i did notice on the 34 manual there are 2 audio inputs 50 ohm and600 ohm into the RT. could that be for the md522 or a dynamic mic input?
jeff

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> On Apr 17, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu> wrote:
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> 1A5 the transmitter IF/Audio section takes care of all the audio issues with that transceiver. It has a AGC system that keeps you from overdriving the radio along with a bias network that powers the microphone from the +20 volt bus.  You can use any high output device to drive the audio input being it was designed to receive the high level output of the H-33 that's capable of producing huge levels of audio when working correctly.
> The key thing there is it has to be working correctly and that's the biggest problem because most H-33 handsets I have used have dead microphone elements. 
> The weird thing is that is a SSB only transceiver. In AM mode you are just running USB with a carrier and in USB the audio level controls the carrier level so are the comments from running SSB or AM?  A good microphone will result in good action on the carrier level meter, how is that looking when you transmit? I can loan you another 1A5 to try if you think there is an issue with its audio. There is always a possibility that something like one of the interstage capacitors is going south although I don't think I ever saw one fail. Also you may want to stay away from having too sensitive a microphone with all the noise the amplifier generates!
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> Ray F/KA3EKH
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> folks i have a grc106 working as a fixed station using ame mode i have been receiving reports of low audio. i made a mike adapter using a motorola mocom70 mic and also the older style base station mike.  compared to the h33 handset ( am ive tried several different h33s) audio no better. any recommendations for a carbon mike with gain?   i have  an electrovoice 602t aviation hand mike which has a built in amp and am thinking about using that. 
> thanks
> jeff
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