[Elecraft] Heil handmike discontinued.

[Ken Bessler]

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From: "EricJ" <eric_csuf at hotmail.com>
To: "'pa3gyu'" <pa3gyu at amsat.org>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 10:26 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Heil handmike discontinued.


> Probably nothing other than low sales volume.
>
> I think most hams equate hand mike = cheap mike. OK for mobile work, but 
> not
> in the shack. So a premium hand mike is probably not going to be a big
> seller for any vendor. I have a drawer full of hand mikes from all the 
> rigs
> I've bought over the years that advertised "Mic Included!".
>
> I wonder if a guy could just buy the Heil-Icom element and stuff it in one
> of the thousand Kenwood hand mikes available at every swap meet? Anybody 
> had
> any experience with that?
>
> Eric
> KE6US

I was told by a friend that the K2 prefers a 600 ohm mic and that
a electrec mic element wouldn't sound right. I've got both - an old
Cobra (label removed) CB 600 ohm dynamic and a boom headset
salvaged from a cell phone (2.2k).

I'm not able to test either right now as my K2 has no SSB audio
output. PTT & VOX work but no audio. :-(

I emailed Elecraft support and am waiting on ideas where to look
for the trouble. I'll get it working and get reports on both mics.

I'll let ya know.

Ken
--
 Just my 2¢ worth... 73's es gd dx de Ken KGØWX
Grid EM17ip, Flying Pigs #1055, Digital On Six #350,
      Proud builder & owner of Elecraft K2 #4913 



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