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Please people... IT WAS AN EXPERIMENT TO LEARN FROM!!!!!!!! I don't plan on keeping it clipped. I only removed one leg of the diode from the board to SEE WHAT IT DOES FIRSTHAND!!! As soon as I get the radio back up and going I am putting a resistor in-line with that diode to get full modulation without the splatter.

I never thought people could be so opinionated on something so simple ON THE INTERNET.

No worries......don't think that anyone is attacking you... thats not the case.... its just a matter of everyone adding in their opinions.

Go ahead... clip... experiment... learn... try things out.

The truth of the matter is alot of guys run overmodulated.... when you start overmodulating just over the 100% mark, the human ear does not hear the distortion very well.... what usually everyone hears is that it sounds louder. Usually guys won't hear the distortion of an overmodulated signal unless it is really bad.... usually, you will hear an increase in loudness and not distortion. That is of course as long as your not REALLY overmodulating.... Usually once you start getting over the 110% mark is when it starts getting noticable to the average person.

If your using a stock mic and still have decent carrier power, your peaks will be overmodulated... but more than likly your average talk power will bounce around the 80% to 100% mark( maybey less) and your higher peaks will be over the 100% mark. Alot of this depends on your carrier.

The most noticable gain in audio "loudness" will be noticed when you bring up your average talk power...if everything you say into the mic modulates up to the 100% mark ( whisper or yell) you will be noticable louder. Alot louder than just clipping alone where you will have overmodulated peaks ( stock mic).

You can actually use the limter circuit to benefit you..... by using a power mic and keeping the amc ( limter) in tact, you can bring up your average talk power. A power mic with good gain will push up alot of your audio closer to the 100% mark... the AMC (limiter) keeps the peaks from going over 100%...... by doing this you are amplifying your modulation up.... and the amc keeps it from going over a certain point.

By doing this you are increasing your average talk power... with the amc clipped and stock mic your mod. would be in the 80% to 100% mark on average with high peaks going up to maybey 110%.

But with a power mic and amc intact, the power mic will amplify the average audio up to aprox.95% to 100%. The amc will keep it from going over the 100% mark.

You have made a noticable increase in loudness by just bringing up your average talk power... If you can get everything you say into the mic to be at 100% mod... it will be noticably louder than your average talk power being at 80% to 90% and peaking over 100%.

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<blockquote data-quote="bushwacker" data-source="post: 97214" data-attributes="member: 527">Please people... IT WAS AN EXPERIMENT TO LEARN FROM!!!!!!!! I don&#039;t plan on keeping it clipped. I only removed one leg of the diode from the board to SEE WHAT IT DOES FIRSTHAND!!! As soon as I get the radio back up and going I am putting a resistor in-line with that diode to get full modulation without the splatter. I never thought people could be so opinionated on something so simple ON THE INTERNET.</blockquote>No worries......don&#039;t think that anyone is attacking you... thats not the case.... its just a matter of everyone adding in their opinions.Go ahead... clip... experiment... learn... try things out.The truth of the matter is alot of guys run overmodulated.... when you start overmodulating just over the 100% mark, the human ear does not hear the distortion very well.... what&nbsp; usually everyone hears is that it sounds louder.&nbsp; Usually guys won&#039;t hear the distortion of an overmodulated signal unless it is really bad.... usually, you will hear an increase in loudness and not distortion. That is of course as long as your not REALLY overmodulating.... Usually once you start getting over the 110% mark is when it starts getting noticable to the average person.If your using a stock mic and still have decent carrier power, your peaks will be overmodulated... but more than likly your average talk power will bounce around the 80% to 100% mark( maybey less) and your higher peaks will be over the 100% mark. Alot of this depends on your carrier.The most noticable gain in audio &quot;loudness&quot; will be noticed when you bring up your average talk power...if everything you say into the mic modulates up to the 100% mark ( whisper or yell) you will be noticable louder. Alot louder than just clipping alone where you will have overmodulated peaks ( stock mic).You can actually use the limter circuit to benefit you..... by using a power mic and keeping the amc ( limter) in tact, you can bring up your average talk power. A power mic with good gain will push up alot of your audio closer to the 100% mark... the AMC (limiter) keeps the peaks from going over 100%...... by doing this you are amplifying your modulation up.... and the amc keeps it from going over a certain point.By doing this you are increasing your average talk power... with the amc clipped and stock mic your mod. would be in the 80% to 100% mark on average with high peaks going up to maybey 110%.But with a power mic and amc intact, the power mic will amplify the average audio up to aprox.95% to 100%. The amc will keep it from going over the 100% mark.You have made a noticable increase in loudness by just bringing up your average talk power... If you can get everything you say into the mic to be at 100% mod... it will be noticably louder than your average talk power being at 80% to 90% and peaking over 100%.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="bushwacker, post: 97214, member: 527"] Please people... [b]IT WAS AN EXPERIMENT TO LEARN FROM!!!!!!!![/b] I don't plan on keeping it clipped. I only removed one leg of the diode from the board to SEE WHAT IT DOES FIRSTHAND!!! As soon as I get the radio back up and going I am putting a resistor in-line with that diode to get full modulation without the splatter. I never thought people could be so opinionated on something so simple ON THE INTERNET. [/quote] No worries......don't think that anyone is attacking you... thats not the case.... its just a matter of everyone adding in their opinions. Go ahead... clip... experiment... learn... try things out. The truth of the matter is alot of guys run overmodulated.... when you start overmodulating just over the 100% mark, the human ear does not hear the distortion very well.... what usually everyone hears is that it sounds louder. Usually guys won't hear the distortion of an overmodulated signal unless it is really bad.... usually, you will hear an increase in loudness and not distortion. That is of course as long as your not REALLY overmodulating.... Usually once you start getting over the 110% mark is when it starts getting noticable to the average person. If your using a stock mic and still have decent carrier power, your peaks will be overmodulated... but more than likly your average talk power will bounce around the 80% to 100% mark( maybey less) and your higher peaks will be over the 100% mark. Alot of this depends on your carrier. The most noticable gain in audio "loudness" will be noticed when you bring up your average talk power...if everything you say into the mic modulates up to the 100% mark ( whisper or yell) you will be noticable louder. Alot louder than just clipping alone where you will have overmodulated peaks ( stock mic). You can actually use the limter circuit to benefit you..... by using a power mic and keeping the amc ( limter) in tact, you can bring up your average talk power. A power mic with good gain will push up alot of your audio closer to the 100% mark... the AMC (limiter) keeps the peaks from going over 100%...... by doing this you are amplifying your modulation up.... and the amc keeps it from going over a certain point. By doing this you are increasing your average talk power... with the amc clipped and stock mic your mod. would be in the 80% to 100% mark on average with high peaks going up to maybey 110%. But with a power mic and amc intact, the power mic will amplify the average audio up to aprox.95% to 100%. The amc will keep it from going over the 100% mark. You have made a noticable increase in loudness by just bringing up your average talk power... If you can get everything you say into the mic to be at 100% mod... it will be noticably louder than your average talk power being at 80% to 90% and peaking over 100%. [/QUOTE]

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