Modulation. radio seems to have very small amount of forward swing when speak into the mike . i

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radio seems to have very small amount of forward swing when speak into the mike . i have hade radio tuned and tried 3 or 4 mikes. set at 5 watts and maybe swing to 6 or 7 watts on radios meter and a good external meter. radio is 1 year old . finals are ok also. swr good. ant 2 k40 5k