Why do you use echo?

I just bought a amazon echo for $39.

 

Yes there is a way to do that. Pretty sick ...

 

The echo setting I use is so low the listener will hardly know I have it on. Just enough to "fatten" the sound as someone said eatlier.

Any more echo than that is rubbish

 

I never have figured out why some guys care about how "good" they sound on the radio. Are they trying to impress each other?

I personally don't give a ham how I sound, as long as I can be understood, which can be quickly discerned by whether I get cogent responses or not.

I believe the transmissions that I have the hardest understanding are the echos, which is ironic considering the fact that the echo apparently is supposed to make it sound "better," somehow.

 

I don't use echo. The boxes below have compressors among other stuff. They were to be mounted under-dash or with the CB.

classics..
The VC-100 and VC-200 "Voice Controller" CB Accessory User/Repair Manuals


full manuals at link.

 

If your recording vocals they always sound better with just a little echo.
I've heard it referred to as wet with echo and dry with no echo.
You can have too much of any good thing.

Using talk back as a monitor I have found that what sounds good in the cab can still be too much echo to the listener so its best to ask folks if you have too much echo.

 

When I'm near my home I'll place a voice-activated recorder near my base station, drive off a bit in my vehicle, and do a few test transmissions so I can hear almost exactly what my settings sound like

 

like this but for trucks.....

 

That's a good idea! If you can get it dialed in right its nice. Too much and you can't even understand what folks are saying.