As for other rigs having the birdie, mine has seemed louder at times. And after parking it on 7.200 for a while I found that the stronger signal was actually a jackass who turned off his tune button or morse key because he was jamming the other asses and mental defectives seeking attention. It's happened more than once and I know the sound of my little birdie, and QRM. So that might be what you are hearing, especially on that frequency.
