better freecell to explain it then I . I may not be a perfectionist , but IM not a clipper , not because of Enstiens theroy's and why , I don't like the way the audio sounds on radios that are clipped especially if you plan on sounding good on SSB (if that's the case ?) , Now I have no built in O-Scope in my brain , but my ear acts as if I can hear the differents on many , especially the ones I've experimented on , they simply would go from a clear telephone quality sound to a raspy yelling female PM'sing. You can really hear the dif ! Will I turn a VR up all the way , yes and no , it just depends , I have never ever found any reason to remove a AMC VR , What for ? if you can basically over modulate the radio by cranking it up , why remove it ? and if the radio has a AMC VR in the first place , why in the hell would anyone clip it in the first place ? I know, I know, I know !!NEVERMIND ! There are some very much older radios I have had the opertunaty to "play" with , clipping the resistor on them did not sound bad to my ear and nor (if much ?) take them over 100% modulation .......no big deal to me. Yeah sure you could add a resistor inline or change a resistor to another value if it really means that much to you. The only time I ever removed a VR was a power one , only to add a variable pot to it for controlling the drive. Although I do like Swing kits and NPC mods when amps are involved , they still basically do the same "damned" thing. IM also aware that even though a radio may have a mic gain control and you can turn things down to a degree , it still doesn't change a damned thing as far as the scopes are concerned ! a clipped limiter or resistor / a AMC VR maxed out /swing kits / npc mods/, and reads over modulated .....IS STILL OVER MODULATED ! now , all this over modulation can be basically masked to sound very good to the naked ear.......How might that be ? well , power mic's usually are the tough go , stock mic's and NC mic's will help make you sound pretty good to the naked ear and maybe add a nice decent echo board or mic will help the situation as well........chances are ,your still going to have to turn things DOWN to get your best sound of a already over modualted radio. Go figure huh ? it's all about those imaginary numbers that so many of us love to read
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Hey !! leave it not to the ole Switch Kit to rain on anybodies meters parade
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If your stuff works for you and your happy with it ? That's all that really matters to me. Freecell just tells you the way it is , and he's not lying to you , it just is ,what it is ,and the rest is your choice.......in the end.......it always seems to add up to the same ole thing for me. I don't talk to machines , I talk to people. That is my cop out.