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I think I finally know what's actually causing the 'squishy audio' problem. Some dead electrolytic capacitors on the radio's power supply board

I'll get a swap-out radio sorted so I can repair it.

vk6hgr wrote:I think I finally know what's actually causing the 'squishy audio' problem. Some dead electrolytic capacitors on the radio's power supply board

I'll get a swap-out radio sorted so I can repair it.

yeah with avid listeners you'll need redundancy!

vk6hgr wrote:I think I finally know what's actually causing the 'squishy audio' problem. Some dead electrolytic capacitors on the radio's power supply board

I replaced the capacitors (which were faulty) but the audio fault is still there.

Clearly it's the PC soundcard! Sigh. Realtek AC97 souncards have always sucked...

Don't worry folks. I will get this working properly - even if it drives me crazy, first!

And I promise that I will stop using words like 'finally' and 'fixed' until it's been independently confirmed by other people.

I was listening in via the N95 when I went to bed last night I think it was the worst I had heard it (around the time of your post)

What sort of sound card have you got? PCI? I will see if I have anything spare.

Ausrob wrote:I was listening in via the N95 when I went to bed last night I think it was the worst I had heard it (around the time of your post)

What sort of sound card have you got? PCI? I will see if I have anything spare.

Yep, it was about the same time I was messing with things

I've now changed the sound card to a Sound Blaster Live. The audio fidelity far better and so far the audio fault seems to have gone away. Please let me know if that's what you find also.

vk6hgr wrote:

Ausrob wrote:I was listening in via the N95 when I went to bed last night I think it was the worst I had heard it (around the time of your post)

What sort of sound card have you got? PCI? I will see if I have anything spare.

Yep, it was about the same time I was messing with things

I've now changed the sound card to a Sound Blaster Live. The audio fidelity far better and so far the audio fault seems to have gone away. Please let me know if that's what you find also.

Didn't I mention the soundcard to you the other day?

Fastlane wrote: Didn't I mention the soundcard to you the other day?

Uhmm...

Much better even the subtle "static" is gone.

From myself and a mate... it sounds great now Gavin.

Its sounding better on my end Gav, even on my crap slow connection. You mentioned possibly including some more channels in a scan, if so can we have channel 23 please?

Always RX wrote:Its sounding better on my end Gav, even on my crap slow connection. You mentioned possibly including some more channels in a scan, if so can we have channel 23 please?

Good idea. I get channel 23 a bit noisy where I am so I'll have to do some antenna work first.

vk6hgr wrote:

Always RX wrote:Its sounding better on my end Gav, even on my crap slow connection. You mentioned possibly including some more channels in a scan, if so can we have channel 23 please?

Good idea. I get channel 23 a bit noisy where I am so I'll have to do some antenna work first.

sounds good but if poddible have 6ar on priority as to not cut over important informatives.

The chaplain is out and about - does anyone know which incident he was at?

Nah Tootoot, dunno exactly, but he got a pager message at 1421 to call SCC....so definately out on work related matters[/code]