‰ NOW 30 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JULY 2015 QST PAGE 51‰ MIC. I ALSO RECEIVED GOOD REPORTS WHEN I ENGAGED THE BUILT IN SPEECH PROCESSOR. THE TRANSMIT MONITOR FUNCTION AND ALC LEVEL METER MADE IT EASY TO EVALUATE THE SETTINGS. THE TRANSMIT AUDIO EQUALIZATION IS SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAN IN MANY RADIOS I HAVE USED. RATHER THAN THE FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED EQUALIZATION BY FREQUENCY BAND, THE TS 590SG MENU OFFERS SEVEN DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF BASS AND HIGH END BOOST OR CUT. I FOUND IT EASY TO GET THE HIGH END BOOST THAT WORKED BEST FOR MY VOICE AND MIC, BUT THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADJUST BOTH HIGH AND LOW ENDS OF THE VOICE SPECTRUM INDEPENDENTLY WILL HAVE TO DO IT OUTSIDE THE RADIO. I FOUND THAT THE VOICE OPERATED TRANSMIT VOX WORKED VERY WELL. WITHOUT A LOT OF FUSS, I COULD GET SWITCHING ON A FRACTION OF A SYLLABLE, WITHOUT FALSE TRIGGERING FROM THE SPEAKER. IN ADDITION TO EXCELLENT TRANSMIT AUDIO, THE TS 590SG PROVIDES FINE SOUNDING, CRISP AND UNDISTORTED RECEIVE AUDIO WHETHER USING ITS INTERNAL TOP FIRING SPEAKER, HEADPHONES, OR AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER. OTHER VOICE MODES THE TS 590SG SUPPORTS BOTH AM AND FM VOICE OPERATION IN ADDITION TO SSB. ON AM, THE TRANSCEIVER CAN PUT OUT 100 W PEP, WHICH IS ‰ END OF 30 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ