[Boatanchors] Microphone cables and shields

[J. Forster]

If you use an unshielded mike lead, or mike and PTT in a single shield, you may get a
very strong 'click' when going from Rx to Tx or Tx to Rx or both. The click may also
go out on air.

-John

George KB2Z wrote:

> I want to replace a mic. cable for a high-z mic. The cable that is on the
> mic. has a shielded audio mic lead and an un-shielded PTT control lead. The
> audio and PTT share the shield as a common ground.
> I have a length of mic. cable that I wanted to use as the replacement but
> its a different type cable.
> The audio and PTT control are both encased in a common shield. Is this type
> of cable for low-z applications or something else? I had never seen a mic
> cable that had both leads in a single shield.
> Thanks in advance, George KB2Z
>
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