sidetone
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sidetone
[′sīd‚tōn] (communications)
The sound of the speaker's own voice as heard in his telephone receiver; the effect is undesirable and is usually suppressed by special circuits.
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sidetone
In a telephone handset, sending a small amount of your voice signal back into your ear through the handset so that you hear yourself talk. It makes the conversation more comfortable when you hear a little bit of your own speech, because you know the line isn't dead. See hybrid.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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This time, however, I noticed the lack of a
sidetone when I keyed the radio.
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sidetone operation.
When used with the adapter, the radio provides transmit
sidetone, which is the sound of your voice during modulation.
I tend to judge a headset by its microphone gain and
sidetone quality and the PFX exceeded my picky expectations.
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