Microphones and Audio Speech Processing for SSB

Part 2 – Optimizing Audio for Band-Limited SSB

GARY WHITE

W5GW and K5PA conclude their two-part article on helping you sound your best on single sideband, focusing this time on proper settings and add-on features to help tailor your transmitted audio. Part 1 of this article1 examined SSB and microphone usage and illustrated that band-limiting of SSB reduces intelligibility and clarity. Recommendations on selecting a mic for amateur SSB use were provided. Part 2 examines the basic adjustments necessary to properly mate your mic to the audio stages of a modern SSB transmitter. The advanced topics of equalization, noise gates, and compression are also covered. As stated previously but worth restating, SSB audio characteristics are very subjective and vary from mic to mic and individual to individual. Basic Adjustments and Practices Gain – Proper adjustment of microphone gain is the…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2022

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