[Elecraft] SSB Microphone Question

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I use the Heil Proset Plus with the HC4/HC5 elements as well as the smaller BM5 (I think that is the model number, has HC5 and one earpiece, I use mostly for HF Mobile).  I changed R14 on the SSB Board from 1k to 10k and that helped it work much better, increasing the gain.  I used it for the SSB station for Field Day this year and had good reports.  

73,

Mark, NK8Q
K2 4786

>From: Hank Kohl K8DD <k8dd at arrl.net>
>Date: Mon Aug 15 09:32:54 CDT 2005
>To: Ian J Maude <ian at gb7mbc.net>
>Cc: Jeff Hetherington VA3JFF <va3jff at rac.ca>, 
	elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SSB Microphone Question

>I use a Heil ProSet ic - it is for the Icom radios and uses an 
>electrotet element
>and it works fine for little SSB that I operate - people tell me that I 
>sound like
>me (unfortunately!).
>With the ProSets with HC4 & HC5 elements it sounds OK - could use a bit 
>more audio,
>I guess, but people still tell me it sounds good as it can with my voice!
>
>72  73    Hank    K8DD
>
>
>
>Ian J Maude wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 2005-08-14 at 14:52 -0400, Jeff Hetherington VA3JFF wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>I am running the K2 with a Heil HC4/HC5 element in a dual element Heil
>>>HM10 mic.  I was thinking of trying a preamp while I had the rig on the
>>>bench, but am I moving in the right direction or is there something else
>>>I should be focusing on as to the optimization of my SSB signal.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>I run a Heil HC5 element with my K2 (#4044) and the mods I used are
>>simple.  I changed out the capacitors on the SSB board to give me the
>>2.2k mod and changed R14 on the board to 10k.  These 2 mods are all it
>>took to get my audio sounding great :-)
>>
>>Ian
>>  
>>
>
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