[Central-Electronics] 200V on AM

[K6JEK]

Guys.  You can do better than that. I bypassed the audio limiter in the 
100V, plugged a real audio chain into the high level input and sound as 
good or better than the HiFi SSB crowd that spends many thousands of 
dollars on the latest greatest transcievers.   My audio chain is the 
same one I use for my homebrew AM transmitter -- a Heil PR-40 and a 
Symetrix 528e.  Trust me.  This is in a different league than the Heil 
Goldline I had before or the D104 I used for years.

I'm not saying this is necessary but it's fun talking with the guys 
running the new expensive stuff and revealing that I'm using a fifty 
year old radio.   If you're going to do this, you need to come up with 
a way to monitor your signal so you can get it right before you put it 
into the ether.

Jon

On Jan 7, 2006, at 11:05 AM, peter markavage wrote:

> My Shure 444 always makes me sound like I'm talking through a tin can. 
> I
> use a Heil Goldline mike on my 100V. Always seem to get great audio
> reports.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
> On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 19:57:28 -0500 "Russ WQ3X" <wq3x at epix.net> writes:
>> Hi Stu -
>>
>> I agree 100% with your statement below. I get better audio reports
>> from the
>> critical listeners out there when  I'm using a 444 over the D-104s.
>> (I
>> somehow accumulated at least a few of each!) This is with my 100V
>> (on AM and
>> SSB) and also my 32V-2. Could be just that my voice is better suited
>> to it.
>> The D-104 sounds great also but the 444 beats it.
>>
>> I think the whole secret is in the large capture area (large
>> diaphragm) that
>> both of these mics have. Another plus with the 444 is that the
>> elements
>> don't go bad. I'm still using my old 444 from my high school days
>> and now
>> I'm 54!
>>
>> Lastly, at the risk of sounding like a Shure commercial, the prices
>> on 444s
>> are dirt cheap. I got a nice one at a local fest this past October
>> for $10
>> with no haggling and this was late in the morning and with good wx!
>>
>> 73, Russ WQ3X
>>
>> (The CE Reflector is still alive -- We're all just a bunch of
>> lurkers!)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>> I would also recommend trying a Shure 444 with the 100V based
>> on the
>> comparisons I have run and consistent reports of smoother quality
>> with the
>> 444 over the D-104.
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