Best QRP advice ever given to me during a QSO with the FT-817D was that the standard MH-31 hand microphone works best when held right up to the mouth - not several inches away, nor sideways.
I was working Jamboree on the Air for some local Scouts yesterday and started watching the meter as I spoke. By the end of the day I had made decent progress training my “natural compressor,” and was getting better signal reports than in the morning. Thanks for confirming that I’m on the right track. 73 de KB9OFH.
I heard a bunch of scouts yesterday, and they all spoke quietly. I was POTA and QRP, I don't think anyone heard me other than a few other POTA stations.
@@problemwithauthority the mic fright is usually strong with them. My one exception was a very enthusiastic young man whose dad used to be a broadcast engineer.
I max out the highs on the eq, slightly negative bass, turn gain up on the mixer till it over modulates, then dial it back, talk right up against the mic. No compression or any processing. Sounds clean and I break through most pile ups on 100 watts.
I realized the highs are important because most guys on ham radio are over 60 so their high frequency range of hearing is shot. Also on the receiving end too many guys have got their DSP/NR on and I think it ruins the audio. I personally can’t stand running it except it unique situations. Thanks for the video!
Cal, you are so loud I think if I opened the window, I could hear you. I’m in Australia 😊 I also think you are doing a fab job for the hobby of radio. Keep up the great work.
I agree with you simply talking louder will help at the other end if you are a weak signal but I just wanted to point out that the majority of inbuilt meters and external swr/power meters will not show true peak audio power. You need a (more expensive) true PEP reading meter for that. As a rough rule, if you are using a 100w PEP radio and the meters are showing 50-60 watts you are already running 100w PEP (or more). If it is more, you are likely splattering all over the band. A speech processor or compressor can help (one that converts to RF first modulates and converts back then to audio - see one design in RSGB handbook - are the best and won't cause splatter). But back to the original point of talking louder while still far enough away from the microphone not to sound like you are swallowing it, is a great tip for making more of your SSB phone signal. Thanks Callum. 73 Ed DD5LP
Now.. physically measuring your power output is different, I agree.. BUT.. Just watching ANY Meter will teach the quiet station operator when they are talking quietly.
For pile ups I narrow the audio to 400 to 2600 ,, regular rag chew I use 200 to 2800. I run my mic gain low, but close talk the Heil 781 ,, usually watch the meter on the power supply for peaks and have the swr meter on the rig. I don't want any ambient noise with my voice so I run at about 40% mic gain.
You’re right. The audio part of it is super important. The dynamic range and the EQ settings as well. I sometimes get guys coming in S9 and I struggle to decipher the call sign because they sound so muffled. On the other hand, the are guying coming in with a low signal but with an awesome clear audio.
I've been tinkering with an old Symetrix 528E voice processor. It's way overkill for ham radio use, but once you adjust it properly and dial things in, it really makes the audio come alive.
Good advice, best to always run a little compression on SSB voice. Speak clearly with confidence (unlike me telling my wife the truth about how much a fully optioned 101MP cost).
Another great video. I use the processor on my FTdx-10 with an M-70 desk mic and get really great signal reports. Part of it is having learned to speak at a consistent volume into the microphone and not turn my head away or let my voice audio trail off. Aside from the radio/mic settings it seems the letting your voice trail off like you demonstrated is the biggest issue on voice making you ask for repeats. We have several members of our club who do this on VHF and HF so I am going to send this video out to the club to hopefully help. I am also a meter watcher. Thanks Callum. BTW the Classic is still working great going on 2 yrs. Jack K5FIT
Agree with Cal. Also to add, if you are a qrp station or limited by the tx power, reduce the TX bandwidth so the energy is calibrated / channelised for maximum talk power. Instead of using 100hz to 2900 on an ICOM, use 200 to 2700 or 300 to 2700hz if you are chasing a dx station or a one off contact. ofcourse for ragchew, 100hz to 2900hz is preferred. most radios these days can adjust the tx bandwidth without any external gears!
i used a similar technique when operating a SES, we were using Acom linears to 400w, i trained myself to keep as many lights on as possible at all times, it works though :) :)
Hi Callum. I wondered if you would at least do a short video on the topic of Antenna Strategy for newby’s! You have plenty of room for all manner of antennas and such. Some people like me have a small back garden. There for costly mistakes can be made when installing an antenna system, that may be to be taken down and reinstalled if mistakes are made. So any tips/tricks would be appreciated. Regards Rob.
Cal, Not related to this video but, I have a question. I seen where you were using Discord for your TX/RX and have moved to something else. I have my station working remotely but I don't have enough hands to be able to contest. Can you do a video on your sound settings?
3db compression is perfect and all that is needed. It doubles your tx voice volume yet keeps it natural and clean sounding. Higher levels ie 5db etc will start to add distortion artifacts, frequency response changes, louder backround noise and a pinched audio sound. This is the case with the AVERAGE transceiver, not a $10,000 rig or outboard audio gear.
This sounds like something that can be adjusted when running on a dummy load, or am I off-base? I bought one of those inline samplers to drive my oscilloscope, but I gave up exchanging emails with the maker (ham) to figure out what I am doing wrong. I never got a usable waveform to measure with. It is a decent, if old, Tektronix 100MHz bandwidth scope, *but* AFAIK doesn't have the separate trigger input his device wants. Now, if I could use my voiceover kit... Rode NT2A with Tascam 2x2 interface... and an unused old Behringer rack mount processor... one day, perhaps I will.figure it all out. That isnt very portable lol. Good advice Cal.
Well explained Cal, maybe a bit of Velcro on the mouth and microphone would help also. As you know microphone technique is important being in the musicians world as you are, keep up the good work Regards Dave.
I think that's something that Xiegu really got right about the G90. Just enough power to work well for SSB and a great processor to maximize that power, especially when you talk right into the mic.
Learning to use of the SDR rigs, xiegu G90 and now the FTDX 10, I have noticed that the newer rigs, well, may fall short of peak power. Few more things come into play with newer rigs is antenna tune... if the rig see's a "perfect tune" it will sing like a spring bird's song, I will leave the rest of my findings (driving amplifires ) results out of the equation. But yes "back in the day" we had to learn to "Work the mic" also a a thing in the music industry , aka "Built in ALC" by voice, this all goes along with the hobby of radioing, be it 11m or else where... With FM being somehwhat new here in the states (CBband) alot just don't understand.... with anything "new" a few of us lead out and talk FM dx as well figure it all out. Most say "not for me" I say give it a try... anywho, love the content Callum!!! 2Charlie Tango 351 , over here in Colorado working this FTdx10 on the SSB and a little FM (freebander for life) Kudos 73...
Hi Calum Patrick here looking for advice for my brother, we both have a yaesu FT450D Radios and serio blizzard 2700. He has been told by his local council that he must have planning permission to have an antenna more than 0.5m above his bungalow, we are both studying for our Foundation course at this time, is there anything he could fit in his loft ie long wire that would have the same rx/tx properties as his 2700??? Thanks for any advice, love your videos! Best regards Pat. 73's
OK, now *my* council don't care about verticals.. And I suggest he appeals this 0.5m on a VERTICAL and explain that there are TV antennas a lot higher.. (assuming there are). I don't know the 2700 but explain to the council that if you have to go down the attic route, there is more chance of causing initerference. See Ofcom guidelines.. And physics!
Get some developer friends to submit proposals for 33-story apartments, office buildings, or grain elevators or similar, then slip your application in, and it will seem miniscule in comparison. That and get to know the council members. Similar to American HOAs, it's a game, one I always avoided, but now I am more than willing to learn with societal changes.
I take it you are a musician Callum (drums kit and guitar hanging on the wall are hints). I sing in an a cappella pop choir and our director is all about 'Bela Canto" voice technique. Proper diction and proper modulation of the voice is as important in radio work, (amateur or professional broadcasting) as in singing. The voice is an instrument of communication. I recommend use of the "monitor" function on a lot of modern radios to set one's audio parameters, whilst still paying attention to the meters. If it sounds good to yourself, it should sound good on the receiving end. A "great audio" report will be the proof, which in my mind is way more important than a "you're 20 dB over" report, which, in my opinion is not as meaningful as a "3 by 3" report.
I've had to explain the right way to a group of friends when we FRS/GMRS on how to properly talk into a HT, cuz I've heard folks on FM sound like they are talking into a barrel or as if they are eating the microphone. Now if we can get all 7300 users to not turn the bass knob all the way up to a bajillion.
Great tips. The compressor seems to be not well understood and often used poorly. My biggest problem seems to be from U.S. contest stations misunderstanding my "Alpha" as "Oscar". I can understand if they think it was Delta but Oscar, to me, sounds why different. DX stations (or POTA stations) seam to never make that mistake, just U.S. stations. I think it might be that many of them have the DNR cranked up too high which will mess with things as it is a digital process that may not always interpret the audio input well and just "makes something up" that it thinks is close, kind of like AI (which it is a very simple version of.) 73 K1AUS
People tend to forget that SSB is literally just AM with the other sideband suppressed. AM is Amplitude Modulation. The louder you are, the more power you're putting out. That's WHY we have processors in the first place, both in broadcasting and amateur radio. Which brings to my mind the question: has anyone put broadcast processing on the air as a ham before? Obviously it would have to be analog, as digital broadcast audio processing introduces undesirable delays with all the things it has to do to the audio, but I would have to think someone, at some point in time, has grabbed an old Optimod AM and thrown it into their chain, seeing as the whole point of that box is to maintain as loud a signal as possible.
@@eefjuh5533 Ah, yeah, the 9100 was the last analog version, I believe. And I looked up some videos... it appears Damon Stewart (KJ7E) got his hands on one; he has a few videos of himself testing it out. That might have been what you were referring to. Just short little clips, nothing of him getting signal reports that I could find, but it sounded clear and strong coming out of a dummy load and over an SDR for recording. I'm sure it would cut through the noise quite nicely.
@@JoshColletta Orban also made optimods for shortwave use. The Harris Statesman agc and peaklimiter has a loud and clear/bright sound and should do well too cutting through noise. Not to mention the Inovonics map1 or 2 which predates the orban 9000...
Cal, I have had trouble having my call recognised. I’ve actually reduced my time on the radio. The two ‘M’ zero call is an absolute nightmare. Any suggestions? Apart from Full license exam. That’s gonna be a struggle. Maybe wait till the ‘new’ 8s and 9s is my only hope. 😂
OK Mark, I don't have an issue hearing Two Mike Zero myself (mostly).. Have a really deep think about what it sounds like and perhaps adjust the spacing and inclination.. Possibly sound almost ridiculous, like: "Two-A - Mike-A - Zee-Roow". Slow down.. MAYBE?! Not sure what your full callsign is else I might be able to have a listen back to one of my live-streams and see if I can find you (assumes you call in maybe).. But listening to yourself and also having this as a discussion might assist.
@@marksaunders2M0 Most radios have a record function, so you record yourself saying your callsign slowly and precisely with nice diction, , then you just have to hit the play button to make that call.
Callum with the public service and a friendly olive branch in the Sam day wtf callum your on fire today dude I can only dream of being that on the ball
Tight pants might help too as whenever you hear a female amateur on air their voice minus the gruff bass translates to a much cleaner and readable audio than the male with the muffled bassy drone. Don't get me started on the idiots who try to sound like the bass section from a death metal band but sound like a lumpy single cylinder diesel engine thumping away at 3khz below their centre frequency.
My wife has the perfect "radio voice" all the net controllers have fun giving her a better report than me on the various local nets. She was once a police despatcher, and all the patrol cops loved her (and so do I) 😁
You see or rather hear this in effect when someone is using a recording for CQ or their callsign and it's 59 but once they're actually speaking you hear them at more like 53-55 like they started whispering or they're 10ft from the mic. Got to be consistently forceful with your voice.
Maybe I have the worst callsign ever. Nine Alpha Four Golf Echo. This 'GE' gives me a problem. And I recorded myself. To my surprise, for some reason - first part is loud, but last two letters phonetically are weak. Then I try to train myself to shout loudly two last letters. Not sure it helps, people still struggling with the suffix. Even changing spelling to 'Germany Ecuador' sometimes fail. Processor is on, at 20%, AMC level is at 65, MIC gain is at 40 (Yaesu FTdx-10). Parametric equalizer is adjusted to some extent. Stock microphone (SSM-75E) is not that good. Later I will try to make DIY solution for that - headphones with microphone and simple electronic to connect it to the radio. And, maybe foot switch for PTT.
It would really help if everyone would speak slowly and enunciate clearly especially when giving their call sign. You do this on a regular basis. Just sayin….73
All good using the processor, but remember to watch your ALC meter and adjust your microphone setting to make sure your ALC level does not exceed the ALC meter limit to avoid over-modulation.
Best QRP advice ever given to me during a QSO with the FT-817D was that the standard MH-31 hand microphone works best when held right up to the mouth - not several inches away, nor sideways.
I was working Jamboree on the Air for some local Scouts yesterday and started watching the meter as I spoke. By the end of the day I had made decent progress training my “natural compressor,” and was getting better signal reports than in the morning. Thanks for confirming that I’m on the right track. 73 de KB9OFH.
Fascinating! Great work.. At least I'm not the only one! LOL
I heard a bunch of scouts yesterday, and they all spoke quietly. I was POTA and QRP, I don't think anyone heard me other than a few other POTA stations.
@@problemwithauthority the mic fright is usually strong with them. My one exception was a very enthusiastic young man whose dad used to be a broadcast engineer.
I max out the highs on the eq, slightly negative bass, turn gain up on the mixer till it over modulates, then dial it back, talk right up against the mic. No compression or any processing. Sounds clean and I break through most pile ups on 100 watts.
Yes, another technique too
I realized the highs are important because most guys on ham radio are over 60 so their high frequency range of hearing is shot. Also on the receiving end too many guys have got their DSP/NR on and I think it ruins the audio. I personally can’t stand running it except it unique situations. Thanks for the video!
Cal, you are so loud I think if I opened the window, I could hear you. I’m in Australia 😊 I also think you are doing a fab job for the hobby of radio. Keep up the great work.
I know.. And after a drink, I'm even louder..!
Great Job Cal, good advice for all operators.
Thanks 👍
I agree with you simply talking louder will help at the other end if you are a weak signal but I just wanted to point out that the majority of inbuilt meters and external swr/power meters will not show true peak audio power. You need a (more expensive) true PEP reading meter for that. As a rough rule, if you are using a 100w PEP radio and the meters are showing 50-60 watts you are already running 100w PEP (or more). If it is more, you are likely splattering all over the band. A speech processor or compressor can help (one that converts to RF first modulates and converts back then to audio - see one design in RSGB handbook - are the best and won't cause splatter).
But back to the original point of talking louder while still far enough away from the microphone not to sound like you are swallowing it, is a great tip for making more of your SSB phone signal.
Thanks Callum. 73 Ed DD5LP
Now.. physically measuring your power output is different, I agree.. BUT.. Just watching ANY Meter will teach the quiet station operator when they are talking quietly.
@@DXCommanderHQ absolutely it's a great, commonsense tip. Thanks for putting it out there.
Loving all these new videos cal,great to have them back again:) thankyou
My pleasure!
For pile ups I narrow the audio to 400 to 2600 ,, regular rag chew I use 200 to 2800. I run my mic gain low, but close talk the Heil 781 ,, usually watch the meter on the power supply for peaks and have the swr meter on the rig. I don't want any ambient noise with my voice so I run at about 40% mic gain.
You’re right. The audio part of it is super important. The dynamic range and the EQ settings as well. I sometimes get guys coming in S9 and I struggle to decipher the call sign because they sound so muffled. On the other hand, the are guying coming in with a low signal but with an awesome clear audio.
Exactly!
I've been tinkering with an old Symetrix 528E voice processor. It's way overkill for ham radio use, but once you adjust it properly and dial things in, it really makes the audio come alive.
Great fun and why not!
Good advice, best to always run a little compression on SSB voice. Speak clearly with confidence (unlike me telling my wife the truth about how much a fully optioned 101MP cost).
Great tip!
Another great video. I use the processor on my FTdx-10 with an M-70 desk mic and get really great signal reports. Part of it is having learned to speak at a consistent volume into the microphone and not turn my head away or let my voice audio trail off. Aside from the radio/mic settings it seems the letting your voice trail off like you demonstrated is the biggest issue on voice making you ask for repeats. We have several members of our club who do this on VHF and HF so I am going to send this video out to the club to hopefully help. I am also a meter watcher. Thanks Callum. BTW the Classic is still working great going on 2 yrs. Jack K5FIT
Yes, head turning and tailing off, particularly at the end of callsigns often gets me.
Another good tip and explanation Callum. It'd be easier for me to just get my wife to do the talking!😂
Go for it! HAHAHA
😂😂
The ultimate remote op.
Agree with Cal. Also to add, if you are a qrp station or limited by the tx power, reduce the TX bandwidth so the energy is calibrated / channelised for maximum talk power. Instead of using 100hz to 2900 on an ICOM, use 200 to 2700 or 300 to 2700hz if you are chasing a dx station or a one off contact. ofcourse for ragchew, 100hz to 2900hz is preferred. most radios these days can adjust the tx bandwidth without any external gears!
Actually, that's a good idea..
excellent explanation Callum, makes sense when you think logically about it
I suffer from that and I need to work on it! Thanks
Great!
Major Tom, that was brilliant!
THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE CALLUM. I WILL TRY IT.. GREAT WORK 😊
73
You’re welcome 😊
i used a similar technique when operating a SES, we were using Acom linears to 400w, i trained myself to keep as many lights on as possible at all times, it works though :) :)
Yes, so I'm not the only one.. I thought there was more of us!
We were just discussing this topic today on our net .
Hi Callum. I wondered if you would at least do a short video on the topic of Antenna Strategy for newby’s! You have plenty of room for all manner of antennas and such. Some people like me have a small back garden. There for costly mistakes can be made when installing an antenna system, that may be to be taken down and reinstalled if mistakes are made. So any tips/tricks would be appreciated. Regards Rob.
I really like that idea.. Will add to list!
Cal, Not related to this video but, I have a question. I seen where you were using Discord for your TX/RX and have moved to something else.
I have my station working remotely but I don't have enough hands to be able to contest. Can you do a video on your sound settings?
Yeah.. Will do. It's on the list..
Great video as always sir
Very informative
Ps like the new cut looks like a high n tight like are air born ware
All the way ever day sir
Thanks 👍
3db compression is perfect and all that is needed. It doubles your tx voice volume yet keeps it natural and clean sounding. Higher levels ie 5db etc will start to add distortion artifacts, frequency response changes, louder backround noise and a pinched audio sound. This is the case with the AVERAGE transceiver, not a $10,000 rig or outboard audio gear.
Brilliant! Love it! Im going to have a go at this! 👍
Hey Lumpy!
This sounds like something that can be adjusted when running on a dummy load, or am I off-base?
I bought one of those inline samplers to drive my oscilloscope, but I gave up exchanging emails with the maker (ham) to figure out what I am doing wrong. I never got a usable waveform to measure with. It is a decent, if old, Tektronix 100MHz bandwidth scope, *but* AFAIK doesn't have the separate trigger input his device wants.
Now, if I could use my voiceover kit... Rode NT2A with Tascam 2x2 interface... and an unused old Behringer rack mount processor... one day, perhaps I will.figure it all out. That isnt very portable lol.
Good advice Cal.
No.. Not portable :)
Well explained Cal, maybe a bit of Velcro on the mouth and microphone would help also. As you know microphone technique is important being in the musicians world as you are, keep up the good work
Regards
Dave.
I think that's something that Xiegu really got right about the G90. Just enough power to work well for SSB and a great processor to maximize that power, especially when you talk right into the mic.
Possibly, you are right.. Why is it that G90 is always punching above its weight! Good thinking.
aah, the lost art of public speaking? how to project your voice? great tips Callum
Learning to use of the SDR rigs, xiegu G90 and now the FTDX 10, I have noticed that the newer rigs, well, may fall short of peak power. Few more things come into play with newer rigs is antenna tune... if the rig see's a "perfect tune" it will sing like a spring bird's song, I will leave the rest of my findings (driving amplifires ) results out of the equation. But yes "back in the day" we had to learn to "Work the mic" also a a thing in the music industry , aka "Built in ALC" by voice, this all goes along with the hobby of radioing, be it 11m or else where... With FM being somehwhat new here in the states (CBband) alot just don't understand.... with anything "new" a few of us lead out and talk FM dx as well figure it all out. Most say "not for me" I say give it a try... anywho, love the content Callum!!! 2Charlie Tango 351 , over here in Colorado working this FTdx10 on the SSB and a little FM (freebander for life) Kudos 73...
Interesting..
Got a haircut this week?
Would you recommend Ferrite core 31 or 43 on 3-30Mgz?
I recommend regular haircuts with a size 43.
I could not agree more!!
Hi Calum
Patrick here looking for advice for my brother, we both have a yaesu FT450D Radios and serio blizzard 2700.
He has been told by his local council that he must have planning permission to have an antenna more than 0.5m above his bungalow, we are both studying for our Foundation course at this time, is there anything he could fit in his loft ie long wire that would have the same rx/tx properties as his 2700???
Thanks for any advice, love your videos!
Best regards
Pat. 73's
OK, now *my* council don't care about verticals.. And I suggest he appeals this 0.5m on a VERTICAL and explain that there are TV antennas a lot higher.. (assuming there are). I don't know the 2700 but explain to the council that if you have to go down the attic route, there is more chance of causing initerference. See Ofcom guidelines.. And physics!
Get some developer friends to submit proposals for 33-story apartments, office buildings, or grain elevators or similar, then slip your application in, and it will seem miniscule in comparison. That and get to know the council members. Similar to American HOAs, it's a game, one I always avoided, but now I am more than willing to learn with societal changes.
I take it you are a musician Callum (drums kit and guitar hanging on the wall are hints). I sing in an a cappella pop choir and our director is all about 'Bela Canto" voice technique. Proper diction and proper modulation of the voice is as important in radio work, (amateur or professional broadcasting) as in singing. The voice is an instrument of communication. I recommend use of the "monitor" function on a lot of modern radios to set one's audio parameters, whilst still paying attention to the meters. If it sounds good to yourself, it should sound good on the receiving end. A "great audio" report will be the proof, which in my mind is way more important than a "you're 20 dB over" report, which, in my opinion is not as meaningful as a "3 by 3" report.
Good point.. If they can hear you well at 3 & 3, you must be getting the info across..
I've had to explain the right way to a group of friends when we FRS/GMRS on how to properly talk into a HT, cuz I've heard folks on FM sound like they are talking into a barrel or as if they are eating the microphone. Now if we can get all 7300 users to not turn the bass knob all the way up to a bajillion.
Great tips. The compressor seems to be not well understood and often used poorly.
My biggest problem seems to be from U.S. contest stations misunderstanding my "Alpha" as "Oscar". I can understand if they think it was Delta but Oscar, to me, sounds why different. DX stations (or POTA stations) seam to never make that mistake, just U.S. stations. I think it might be that many of them have the DNR cranked up too high which will mess with things as it is a digital process that may not always interpret the audio input well and just "makes something up" that it thinks is close, kind of like AI (which it is a very simple version of.)
73 K1AUS
Interesting.. You MAY want to experiment with changing the diction very slightly.. I don't know..
@@DXCommanderHQ It seems "America" seems to work better. Tempted to use "Aardvark" though😁
People tend to forget that SSB is literally just AM with the other sideband suppressed. AM is Amplitude Modulation. The louder you are, the more power you're putting out. That's WHY we have processors in the first place, both in broadcasting and amateur radio.
Which brings to my mind the question: has anyone put broadcast processing on the air as a ham before? Obviously it would have to be analog, as digital broadcast audio processing introduces undesirable delays with all the things it has to do to the audio, but I would have to think someone, at some point in time, has grabbed an old Optimod AM and thrown it into their chain, seeing as the whole point of that box is to maintain as loud a signal as possible.
Seen a TH-cam video of it, someone running a orban 9200 7 band on his ham station.
@@eefjuh5533 Interesting; that one's a digital unit. I guess if they don't mind the delay going out, it's fine. I just prefer to monitor myself.
@@JoshColletta i meant the analog predecessor. I thought those were the 9000 and 9200. But it might be 9000 and 9100.
@@eefjuh5533 Ah, yeah, the 9100 was the last analog version, I believe. And I looked up some videos... it appears Damon Stewart (KJ7E) got his hands on one; he has a few videos of himself testing it out. That might have been what you were referring to. Just short little clips, nothing of him getting signal reports that I could find, but it sounded clear and strong coming out of a dummy load and over an SDR for recording. I'm sure it would cut through the noise quite nicely.
@@JoshColletta Orban also made optimods for shortwave use.
The Harris Statesman agc and peaklimiter has a loud and clear/bright sound and should do well too cutting through noise. Not to mention the Inovonics map1 or 2 which predates the orban 9000...
Loving these short punchy videos ❤
Do I get royalties featuring in your intro? 😅
Of course mate!!
Cal, I have had trouble having my call recognised. I’ve actually reduced my time on the radio. The two ‘M’ zero call is an absolute nightmare. Any suggestions? Apart from Full license exam. That’s gonna be a struggle. Maybe wait till the ‘new’ 8s and 9s is my only hope. 😂
OK Mark, I don't have an issue hearing Two Mike Zero myself (mostly).. Have a really deep think about what it sounds like and perhaps adjust the spacing and inclination.. Possibly sound almost ridiculous, like: "Two-A - Mike-A - Zee-Roow". Slow down.. MAYBE?! Not sure what your full callsign is else I might be able to have a listen back to one of my live-streams and see if I can find you (assumes you call in maybe).. But listening to yourself and also having this as a discussion might assist.
yep. These days, people are not often required to enunciate! Even the people on commercial broadcast radio.....Bob KM6PAX@@DXCommanderHQ
2M0 XZA - I’ll have a go at calling slower. But my inclination, in a pile-up situ, is to get in there quick. Probably too quick.
@@marksaunders2M0 Most radios have a record function, so you record yourself saying your callsign slowly and precisely with nice diction, , then you just have to hit the play button to make that call.
On the air, I learned to speak like I was talking to someone hard of hearing. Not quite a shout but more like talking to Grandpa.
YES! Great idea :)
Callum with the public service and a friendly olive branch in the Sam day wtf callum your on fire today dude I can only dream of being that on the ball
Tight pants might help too as whenever you hear a female amateur on air their voice minus the gruff bass translates to a much cleaner and readable audio than the male with the muffled bassy drone.
Don't get me started on the idiots who try to sound like the bass section from a death metal band but sound like a lumpy single cylinder diesel engine thumping away at 3khz below their centre frequency.
My wife has the perfect "radio voice" all the net controllers have fun giving her a better report than me on the various local nets. She was once a police despatcher, and all the patrol cops loved her (and so do I) 😁
Hello Lord Callum. Super cool haircut! see you in the CQ WW. 73--Tom, NC3Y
Crisp! Back my Foreign Legion days!
Really good video
Thanks!
Hear Him!🤗😆
You see or rather hear this in effect when someone is using a recording for CQ or their callsign and it's 59 but once they're actually speaking you hear them at more like 53-55 like they started whispering or they're 10ft from the mic. Got to be consistently forceful with your voice.
A ham from Lincolnshire (thanks Fred) helped me a huge amount to set my gain , so ask a fellow rag chewer how are you sounding . Rob 2E0GQL
Simple, get a radio with knobs that go to 11.
Louder ,stronger , clearer,PUT A 2k henry on your station problemo solved .
A spot na mate we drink that by the gallon.
Maybe I have the worst callsign ever. Nine Alpha Four Golf Echo. This 'GE' gives me a problem. And I recorded myself. To my surprise, for some reason - first part is loud, but last two letters phonetically are weak. Then I try to train myself to shout loudly two last letters. Not sure it helps, people still struggling with the suffix. Even changing spelling to 'Germany Ecuador' sometimes fail. Processor is on, at 20%, AMC level is at 65, MIC gain is at 40 (Yaesu FTdx-10). Parametric equalizer is adjusted to some extent. Stock microphone (SSM-75E) is not that good. Later I will try to make DIY solution for that - headphones with microphone and simple electronic to connect it to the radio. And, maybe foot switch for PTT.
Try extending G..OLF and EEE-Cho
@@DXCommanderHQ Good idea. Will try that too. Thanks.
I do this ...
Same :)
i just talk quiet and call QRP, now taking cover behind the sofa
HAHA
It would really help if everyone would speak slowly and enunciate clearly especially when giving their call sign. You do this on a regular basis. Just sayin….73
Delta ends with A
.. and starts with a D
Hey bud
Shane!
Honey stop yelling and turn that radio down! When you work remote from the bed, I can't sleep!
Haha
lol, lol, A low tech solution to a high tech problem. Talk louder. Who knew? 😂
Well, it works!
Just talk like Darth Vader,problem solved !
HAHA
But don’t shout !!
(like me!)
All good using the processor, but remember to watch your ALC meter and adjust your microphone setting to make sure your ALC level does not exceed the ALC meter limit to avoid over-modulation.
Good point!