> I tend to change the threshold but keep the intensity all the way up. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 6:47 PM > Subject: [optacon-l] turning up intensity > > >>I keep my intensity up all the way, and always have done that. It feels >>more >> like braille to my fingers. I can read at lower intensity but have never >> wanted to do that for very long. >> >> Mary >> >> to view the list archives, go to: >> >> www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l >> >> To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: >> >> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the >> quotes) in the message subject. >> >> Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a >> message >> to: >> >> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the >> quotes) in the message subject. >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 5110 (20100512) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5113 (20100513) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Hi, all My late wife, Rita, taught me from the beginning of my using the optacon to run the intensity control wide open and the threshold control as low as possible for a good signal. Oh, there I go, using ham radio lingo in relation to this optacon practice! Th ere's a reason. Old hams like me on this list--Don Bishop, perhaps--will remember when we read Morse code on those antique receivers. We ran the audio gain control (here, read "intensity" control) all the way up and the radio frequency gain (here read threshold) down just to the point where the code would come through without blocking the receiver, giving you an undistorted signal. I think there's an analogy here somewhere! Regards, Don to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.