3 Nov
2006
3 Nov
'06
11:47 a.m.
Jim,
Thanks for that. I had been wondering whether the AGC was being pumped by stations just outside the audio passband trying to get on frequency, but I expect you have less traffic there. My experience is also that the audio, even for stations who are on frequency, is highly variable. Most of the ops are FM/FM regulars. In comparison to the usual mode, those with the best FM signals can sound the same on SSB/FM, and then fad to nearly unintelligibility. Sometimes the audio will jump up between one word and the next, though switching circularity can sometimes provide a similar jump.
Alan WA4SCA