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Post by "Doc"Hammer on Aug 20, 2012 12:04:37 GMT -5
441 and I were talking about an interesting idea last week involving a set-up to use one of my classic radios in conjunction with remote operation on his Kenwood to check into the round-up. The present situation works really well, once I got the "operator bugs" out of the software settings.  The idea was to have my Hallicrafters receiver "record out" jack hooked into the computer's "mike input" or "line in" while transmitting into a dummy load on one of my classics. The receiver is tuned to the channel I'm transmitting on the dummy load and the line level audio from the receiver provides the voice input to the remote transmitter...Sounds confusing, but it is really not..It does require me to key 2 mikes, but thats as difficult as it gets...Preliminary experiments this morning netted me a "good audio" radio check there in Pottstown on channel 19 using the remote setup..Some additional fine tuning on input audio levels to the computer are in order, but so far tests performed with my Johnson 250 as the transmitter are working well. Man, what some of us won't do for entertainment ;D More to come on this "interesting" idea...  |
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Post by Sandbagger on Aug 20, 2012 17:25:49 GMT -5
Well...... yea... What you end up doing is preserving the unique audio characteristics of whatever classic radio you're transmitting on, and then piping it through the fairly flat computer link and the result should be a pretty fair preservation of your original audio. Although Pete's Kenwood isn't known for "punchy" audio, but the frequency response is good.
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Post by spitfire441 on Aug 20, 2012 17:57:00 GMT -5
441 and I were talking about an interesting idea last week involving a set-up to use one of my classic radios in conjunction with remote operation on his Kenwood to check into the round-up. The present situation works really well, once I got the "operator bugs" out of the software settings. The idea was to have my Hallicrafters receiver "record out" jack hooked into the computer's "mike input" or "line in" while transmitting into a dummy load on one of my classics. The receiver is tuned to the channel I'm transmitting on the dummy load and the line level audio from the receiver provides the voice input to the remote transmitter...Sounds confusing, but it is really not..It does require me to key 2 mikes, but thats as difficult as it gets...Preliminary experiments this morning netted me a "good audio" radio check there in Pottstown on channel 19 using the remote setup..Some additional fine tuning on input audio levels to the computer are in order, but so far tests performed with my Johnson 250 as the transmitter are working well. Man, what some of us won't do for entertainment ;D More to come on this "interesting" idea... Thats just too cool. I can't wait to hear it. BTW XL 100 came today, already online. I hope yours arrives safely soon. |
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Post by cbrown on Aug 21, 2012 8:29:14 GMT -5
Looks like a good way to set it up.
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Post by "Doc"Hammer on Aug 21, 2012 10:22:51 GMT -5
Tests with the Johnson proved excellent results. I changed the reciever over to my Pearce-Simpson Tiger 23c, because of the lack of a squelch circut on the Hallicrafters. This squelch circut was neccesary because the constant white noise on the Hallicrafters in between keydowns was causing some harmonics with the audio feed from Pete's end in my speakers. The squelch removed that issue without affecting the quality of the audio feed. The smaller radio also makes for a cleaner-easier-to set-up equipment placement. After listening to the "watergates" taped by Greendog in PA, I was impressed with the voice quality transmitted by my Johnson. Today's test subjects include my Tram Titan II and a Regency Romper/D104 combo. I'm looking forward to this!
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Post by Sandbagger on Aug 21, 2012 12:16:38 GMT -5
Tests with the Johnson proved excellent results. I changed the reciever over to my Pearce-Simpson Tiger 23c, because of the lack of a squelch circut on the Hallicrafters. This squelch circut was neccesary because the constant white noise on the Hallicrafters in between keydowns was causing some harmonics with the audio feed from Pete's end in my speakers. The squelch removed that issue without affecting the quality of the audio feed. The smaller radio also makes for a cleaner-easier-to set-up equipment placement. After listening to the "watergates" taped by Greendog in PA, I was impressed with the voice quality transmitted by my Johnson. Today's test subjects include my Tram Titan II and my Regency Romper/D104 combo. I'm lookin forward to this! If you really want to drive yourself nuts, you can log into my Spew Radio server at the same time you are using Pete's Kenwood. The several second delay in the streamer will allow you to transmit, and then sit back and hear yourself repeated, and at a 10 mile distance, where it will be a little more real world sounding. |
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Post by cbrown on Aug 22, 2012 9:01:38 GMT -5
That is actually a good test. You should be able to tell right away how the setup is working.
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Post by "Doc"Hammer on Aug 22, 2012 14:28:30 GMT -5
Tests last night with the Titan II were even better than the Johnson. Next in line for the testing is the Regency Romper. As with the Tram, I'll use an unamplified D-104. I recieved MANY compliments on audio quality last night and the unamplified mike makes adjusting the computer's "touchy" audio input a snap! I also listened to myself on Sandbagger's feed and was surprised at the crispness of the audio. It DID sound like my radio was actually up there....coolness factor is a 10+!
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Post by Sandbagger on Aug 22, 2012 15:28:56 GMT -5
Tests last night with the Titan II were even better than the Johnson. Next in line for the testing is the Regency Romper. As with the Tram, I'll use an unamplified D-104. I recieved MANY compliments on audio quality last night and the unamplified mike makes adjusting the computer's "touchy" audio input a snap! I also listened to myself on Sandbagger's feed and was surprised at the crispness of the audio. It DID sound like my radio was actually up there....coolness factor is a 10+! Using 21st century technology to enhance the enjoyment of 20th century technology...... |
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Post by spitfire441 on Aug 22, 2012 16:07:38 GMT -5
coolness factor is a 10+! Man you have that right! |
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Post by cbrown on Aug 23, 2012 8:29:59 GMT -5
Using 21st century technology to enhance the enjoyment of 20th century technology...... And more reliable than having someone tell you how they think it sounds. |
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Post by BBB on Aug 23, 2012 11:59:57 GMT -5
Good to hear you got it working, awesome. Glad I thought of it, he he ;D Hope to hear some more classic radios on the link like that Console II when ya get it hooked up.
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Post by BBB on Aug 24, 2012 7:39:08 GMT -5
Dr Hammer, heard the Console II on air and it sounded great! Good audio report your way on that radio for sure.
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Post by "Doc"Hammer on Aug 24, 2012 10:21:28 GMT -5
Thanks, Sparky...got it hooked up yesterday and tried it out. I got into the drawer and grabbed up an SBE handmike (I only have about 8 or 9 of them, LOL )to use with it..They have an excellent tone quality. I also "cracked" the case and opened the AMC just a tiny bit to get it going forward a couple of watts and adjusted the ALC, as sideband was a bit choked..I like conservative wattage figures...AM is a 2 watt key going forward to 5 or so and sideband is peaking around 8 watts...perfect for driving my Varmint 100. ;D and spanking backsides... I also retuned the Siltronix VFO to go down 1 more channel...so now I have access to 26.915...I'm having fun!! |
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Post by "Doc"Hammer on Sept 5, 2012 18:35:32 GMT -5
CRR 9-5-2112...Tonight's radio is the Tram D201/Gstand combo along with the Console II providing the audio feed to the computer. Ought to make for a smooooooth sounding and operating combination.  Another coolness factor in excess of 10+ |
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Post by "Doc"Hammer on Oct 3, 2012 13:09:12 GMT -5
Tonight's CRR "test victim" is my minty little Royce I-600b mobile..Hasn't been on the air since briefly last year...This radio has great audio, but not a lot of wattage....it does have an excellent reciever for base use...interestingly enough, it was manufactured right at the end of the 23 channel "era"..June of '76...  |
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Post by Sandbagger on Oct 3, 2012 16:30:02 GMT -5
Tonight's CRR "test victim" is my minty little Royce I-600b mobile..Hasn't been on the air since briefly last year...This radio has great audio, but not a lot of wattage....it does have an excellent reciever for base use...interestingly enough, it was manufactured right at the end of the 23 channel "era"..June of '76... I borrowed one of those from a local who took pity on me, when I was "between radios" in the late summer of 1974. I used it for about a month with a handheld Turner +3. |
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Post by cbrown on Oct 4, 2012 8:22:46 GMT -5
Love that handheld Turner +3. One of my favorites!
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Post by "Doc"Hammer on Oct 10, 2012 14:15:17 GMT -5
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The idea was to have my Hallicrafters receiver "record out" jack hooked into the computer's "mike input" or "line in" while transmitting into a dummy load on one of my classics. The receiver is tuned to the channel I'm transmitting on the dummy load and the line level audio from the receiver provides the voice input to the remote transmitter...Sounds confusing, but it is really not..It does require me to key 2 mikes, but thats as difficult as it gets...Preliminary experiments this morning netted me a "good audio" radio check there in Pottstown on channel 19 using the remote setup..Some additional fine tuning on input audio levels to the computer are in order, but so far tests performed with my Johnson 250 as the transmitter are working well. Man, what some of us won't do for entertainment ;D More to come on this "interesting" idea...
Another coolness factor in excess of 10+
