June 7, 2009
Violin gig in Rotterdam
June 2 Parade in Rome
Why do we use Rl=Vcc^2/2Po for Class C amps?
NA5N article, EMRFD, SSDRA, LTSpice
Radio Signals from Jupiter and Io (on 17 meters)
VK2ZAY's X-Rays
Jeff Damm, WA7MLH: Homebrew Hero
Tim Walford's Constructor's Club:
Floor Polish as PCB Laquer
Numbers Stations (very timely!)
SolderSmoke -- The Book: Very rapid delivery, even to UK
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Bill, Good podcast and I have just started reading your book. Great job! Did you change your mic again? Your S’s have returned to being annoyingly raspy. 73 Joe AF1E
Bill, there’s a specific device called a “de-esser” that I first heard about when Frank Zappa talked about his studio techniques. It’s not a notch filter that stays in place statically, but is impulse-activated. Your particular way of speaking is coveted among bluegrass musicians. Ralph Stanley, the famous banjo player and singer has a whistling “s” that gives him cred in the bluegrass music community. Unfortunately that cred doesn’t transfer into podcasting. No windscreen can solve this issue–it is simply the way you speak and it’s fine with us. You do produce a very high SPL at that frequency, however. I advise listeners to listen through WinAmp, using “Soft FM” compression. It’s a free plugin that does the trick. I’ll listen to you on the treadmill this evening and see what happens. Best 73, Jonathan KC7FYS