[CW] Uses for microphones

[Ken Brown]

I've got a Ten-Tec Omni VI, and the 705 microphone. The small goose neck 
flex thing that connects the mic element head to the base is not tall 
enough or stiff enough to hang my Koss headset. Maybe if I were still 
using the Heil BM-10 headset it would do. I now prefer the Koss set that 
fully encloses my ears, blocking out extraneous sound much better than 
the light weight Heil BM-10. I used to use the PTT button on the 705 
microphone base  to key the transmitter for tuning. However the Omni VI 
has a both a PTT jack and a key jack on the back panel, making it really 
easy to connect a keyer and a straight key, without having to build or 
buy a Y adapter or cable. So, now I have a J-38 connected to the PTT 
jack and my Logikeyer connected to the key jack. There is no longer any 
justification for the space that the mic takes up on the desk top.

DE N6KB


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>   Do NOT git rid of your desk MICs, every CW operator needs a good 
> desk MIC!
> It's the prefect place to hang your cans when you don't need them.   73