Whats the verdict on the Magnum 1?

[Mustang 131]

Wide is great locally but for talking to weak stations that bass is going to kill the QSO

True..It takes a little more horsepower to run dx with some lows.

 

[StrangeBrew]

Just a thought .... this may sound crazy but just bear with me for a moment .... maybe .... just maybe .... The answer isn't to find the one audio bandwidth that is "best" for everything but to tailor the bandwidth to match what we are trying to accomplish with our radio.

 

[Tucker442]

Yes Galaxys do drift on SSB.

Yes they do drift but unlock the claifier very easy to do and follow who ever so that they sound ok,

 

[Tucker442]

Honestly, one of your replies to a question I asked months ago really annoyed me. It still does actually.

Even after not being thrilled with the radio and being talked down to, I haven't badmouthed the radio or yeticom. While I may not have given the radio a real chance, I have politely kept my thoughts to myself. That should be worth something, right?

You need an Icom mic HM 36 from Japan not the Chinese copy or get an HM11 they were all made in Japan and work very well.

 

[Tucker442]

its a maxlog-m8800 with an electret element mic nothing more...

You hit the nail on the head Camaro, I had a verison 8 MaxLog and it was almost exactly like the M 1

 

[rabbiporkchop]

You need an Icom mic HM 36 from Japan not the Chinese copy or get an HM11 they were all made in Japan and work very well.

Or he could save a few bucks and build the microphone himself from scratch...

 

[Onelasttime]

Those sound like preconceived notions based on limited experiences.

A lot of people have a lot of pre-concieved notions. The real problem is that people make 99% of their decisions based on beliefs that have ZERO basis in reality and Zero Facts backing them up! That is the problem with relying on perception of reality versus empirical data that can be measured and replicated over and over again under lab conditions with analytical empirical measuring equipment.

It has been my experience that unless your a Jedi knight the only place beliefs, faith and emotions are of any use is in relationships between living things and religion! Watt's, Hz, db's, volts, amps etc... can all be measured if you have the gear.

 

[Onelasttime]

Or he could save a few bucks and build the microphone himself from scratch...

That is very similar to how I do it but I normally do not use a variable. I just try different resistors until I find the right one for my voice, mic element and the radio. A variable would be a lot faster and I can see where customers would like it too so you could easily tune it to anyone that buys it! My voice is not too far off from Darth Vader's.....LOL I hate the sound of my voice I think I sound like an Ape but other people tell me I have a nice speaking voice. So you will never see me doing any mod to get more bass in a radio! LOL I wish I had more high's in my voice especially on the radio! My voice would be great for Broadcast Radio but CB is not broad cast radio! LOL