Ok I've read numerous times that it is better to have your equipment/radio set up at a 1 to 4 ratio.on output to have a clean signal without distortation.. I have seen where there can be a higher ratio n still sound real good (not on a meter). So if a 1 to 8/10 ration be loud n sound good to some then wouldn't a deadkey of 1 swing to 30 after tuned be more like a "splatter box" & if not then why? Would it be because of the negative peak. I know it may be a dumb? ?? But I am just getting into the hobby n trying to understand
Just because a radio might swing a bunch means little. A good number of exports can be made to swing a huge amount but their audio still could be flat as a pancake.
If your radio starts to swing way too much....such as 1/2 watt key swinging to 30, it might sound distorted and then again maybe not, depends on the radio.
Since you are new just use one of the forum's recommended techs...... don't worry about waveforms and splatter. 99% of Cbers want to just sound impressive and could care less about bleeding over a few channels. If a radio doesn't have enough audio to scatter a few channels, it is anemic.
I have heard my mobile on the base and it is the best sounding one in the whole area.....it also bleeds a bunch of channels.
If the radio is WAY overmodulated to the point of sounding horrible, there are issues......Channel 6 is a perfect example. Crackley audio that scatters all 40 is a badge of honor on that channel.
I have heard beautiful sounding radios bleed over bad and then there are the scratchy, tight sounding setups that will do the same but nail all electronic devices within a stone's throw.
Most of the forum users here are perfectionists so just have fun with a nicely tuned radio.
STAY AWAY FROM RADIOACTIVE RADIOS!!!!!!!! His tuneups are just radio rapes.