G4D - Amateur Radio Practices
General Class
Speech processors: compression, clipping, setup and adjustment
11 questions
What is the purpose of a speech processor in a transceiver?
How does a speech processor affect a single sideband phone signal?
What is the effect of an incorrectly adjusted speech processor?
What does an S meter measure?
How does a signal that reads 20 dB over S9 compare to one that reads S9 on a receiver, assuming a properly calibrated S meter?
How much change in signal strength is typically represented by one S unit?
How much must the power output of a transmitter be raised to change the S meter reading on a distant receiver from S8 to S9?
What frequency range is occupied by a 3 kHz LSB signal when the displayed carrier frequency is set to 7.178 MHz?
What frequency range is occupied by a 3 kHz USB signal with the displayed carrier frequency set to 14.347 MHz?
How close to the lower edge of a band’s phone segment should your displayed carrier frequency be when using 3 kHz wide LSB?
How close to the upper edge of a band’s phone segment should your displayed carrier frequency be when using 3 kHz wide USB?