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
Hey !! leave it not to the ole Switch Kit to rain on anybodies meters parade
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.
