...Also before a RF audio processor in every radio for all the knucklheads to crank up to 10
Interesting story about that:
I have a "Drake with haaandles" (actually, a TR7/R7 combo with mobile-style wraparound cases fitted). During one Field Day I decided to go all Drake, per a tale from a friend/coworker/ex-Drake Guy (Greg, W8XY). (Back in the day, he and a coworker figured out how to make the "Twins" work effectively as an SO2R or multi/multi pair, albeit with a shared mic and on the same band. Each op would use a set of headphones with their half of the Twins and the "RCT" button on the R7 was used to transfer control to it. This was very effective when the TR7 stayed put and the receiver was used to search-and-pounce.)
So...my FD setup consisted of a TR7/R7/MS7/MN75/PS7/SP75 and a 7077 mic. Stock TX IF chain in the TR7 (2.3KHz filter). I taught my co-operator the mechanics of the setup and put us to work. The SP75's compressor gain setting was on the order of just a couple of decibels...not even 9 o'clock on the control.
The pileups we generated were due to the audio. Many unsolicited reports during the event praising the signal quality, wondering both what I was running and how I set it up.
Also germane to this discussion area because R7 #8 is inbound and might be used as a LW/MW platform once gone over.
