"an old friend" wrote in message
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wrote:
Dee Flint wrote:

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It it also truns out not to be his mike but his voice that has problem

and of course tell get off the air till you can fix your voice

and of course Ham operators are so accepting


73 de Jim, N2EY


Actually we have a ham right here in our area who does have a voice problem
due to cancer, throat surgery, and artificial voice box. He goes the extra
steps to make sure that his mike characteristics are the best possible so as
to minimize adding distortion. He makes sure his deviation and modulation
are set so as to minimize any additional distortion. The result is that he
is perfectly understandable even though his voice is now harsh and grating
with some distortion from his medical condition. We can all tell that he
has his radio & mike as perfectly adjusted as it is possible to be.
Naturally we talk to him. So the analogy still holds up since his mike and
radio adjustments would be similar to using a spell checker/grammar checker
in the written word.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE