[Elecraft] Elecraft K2 Microphones?

[Dr. Werner Furlan]

hi Fred, 

> With Elecraft marketing a K2 w/SSB option - why would
> they drop all desk & mobile MICROPHONES for this rig?
> Doesn't make sense - am I missing something?  Should
> I not buy the SSB Option for my K2 # 5422?
> 
> I'm mostly concerned about the electrical physical
> connector and interface to my K2.  I even have one
> of those mini- Flat Hand Mikes from Icon days, but
> not the foggiest idea of what it takes to interface
> it to a K2?   Are there instructions anywhere?

I did a lot of testing with different microphones on my K2 #5203.
The best reports I got with the Kenwood MC43S microphone, and the same 
good reports I also got with the Heil Headset and HC-4 element, but not with 
the Heil IC element. I also tested the Icom SM-8 and a Icom handheld 
microphone, the Yaesu MD-100 and a Yeasu Handheld microphone. 

I have to add that I did all the SSB modifications which are described on the 
very good comprehensive text at 
http://www.qrpproject.de/Media/pdf/ZusammenfassungMods.pdf

For testing different microphones I found the use of microphone headers (c) 
by Tom N0SS very useful. They are described here:
http://home.earthlink.net/~n0ss/download.html

I use a  QRP - K2, maybe results with a 100 W type may differ, because the 
higher power might compensate the worse penetration of a wider 
modulation. In my situation readability was prior to natural sound. 

73! de Werner
OE9FWV

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