0255 S-7/9 here. Very good copy.
0300 Hey, I know the name of a song..Piano Man..maybe LOL
0303 OM request... Program audio (music) sounds good 2.9K wide. Audio from your Mic is distorted/raspy, perhaps hot?
0313 Microphone audio much worse 100% not intelligible. Music audio still good.
0317 Getting better I could understand some words. Try bring the gain down further. I'll hang out a bit to assist in fine tuning. 73
0320 Band going long S-5/7
0322 Mic audio getting better, best so far tonight but there is still room for improvement. BTW I spent hours testing OTA while listening via headphones from another quality radio with a paperclip antenna. It really helped me dial everything in. Processer off, adjust mic gain to tickle the very bottom of ALC. Then- Processor on, adjust compression to top edge of ALC red line. Search for microphone gain adjustment on a Kenwood ts_590. Excellent procedure explained, works for all radios. 73
0335 A lot better. Let me hear you with your mouth 1 to 2 inches from the mic.
03?4 With the band going long and signal dropping and noise intruding it is becoming to difficult for critical listening. Anyhow it was a pleasure to help a fellow pirate tonight. Try the headphone trick with a second quality receiver. When doing it, use a daytime band, ie 15 meters at night so there is no QRM ing. A big thank you for being on the air. My age is getting up there so I mostly listen now. I look forward to many more shows from you and your friend in the future. A very big 73 to you!