On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:49:11 -0700, Telstar Electronics
wrote:

On Jul 8, 9:05 pm, Vinnie S. wrote:
I don't think people want to screw with cutting or hacking their radio. I think
you would sell more as an external box. If amplifiers were this way, they would
never sell. That is why people buy them separately, granted, the size would have
some effect. But you can still get stinger boards.
Revisit the idea.

There are certainly pros & cons with either approach. One big problem
in the external design is the need for a battery. Our feeling was that
things with batteries can be problematic... and require additional
monitoring to make sure the unit is functioning on a daily basis. This
increased "battery vigilance" was one of the main reasons the internal
design was chosen. Another issue is definately the radio's internal
limiter. On most radios... this is factory set at around 85% possible
modulation. If you want to take full advantage of the VoiceMax 100%
constant modulation capability... the radios limiter needs to be
adjusted/disabled. The VoiceMax has built in limiting... so a
redundant system is not needed. However, if the limiter in the set is
not adjusted/disabled... VoiceMax will still increase and maintain the
modulation to whatever the radio's internal limiter is set to...
usally aroud 85% as I said before. It sounds like you have no plans to
open your radio... so VoiceMax is not for you.
www.telstar-electronics.com


It's not for me, but I am showing interest, and you're blowing me off. The funny
thing is, I don't have the theory expertise that you, James, or Frank have. But
I am one of the few people that uses CB, that can open the radio up and read
schemtics, and follow directions for mods. I would guess that 95% of the people
still in CB, cannot do this, and would have to take it to a CB shop and have it
installed for anywhere from $30-5-. Why would they do this? As far as the
battery problem, there are a couple options. One is to put 12VDC terminals on
it, or simply use a 12V battery. Hell, the 9V battery in my mike lasts for
years.

Second question is, before I hack into my radio, how much better is this than my
Turner +3B with Speech Compression?

Vinnie S.