[Elecraft] K3 and Heil Microphones

[Bruce McLaughlin]

Hmmm, I understand my Heil PR 40, which is a balance output mike, will work
with the K3 if you get the proper cable for it.  It works fine with my Orion
II but since the Orion uses the Yaesu wiring convention I need another cable
with the Kenwood wiring on one end and the three pin XLR connector on the
other and which will convert it from balance to unbalanced as the PR 40 to
Orion cable does.  After I do get the needed cable I'm going to give that
mike a try.  The K3 also works quite well with a Heil Gold line.

I tend to agree with you about some Heil pricing but I think the PR 40 is an
exception.  Its price is reasonable when compared to other professional
level mikes such as the EV RE 20.

Bruce - W8FU

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 6:04 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Heil Microphones

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 07:26:06 +1000, Gary Gregory wrote:

>I would be interested to know if anyone has tried other Heil mics and
>discovered a better match for the K3.

The K3 is extremely versatile when it comes to microphones. Virtually 
any good dynamic mic or unbalanced electret mic will work VERY well 
with a K3. Virtually any pro mic wired for use with wireless mics will 
work fine with a K3. Shure, AKG, and Crown all make very nice head-worn 
mics like this. The only mics that won't work are professional, 
balanced electret mics. Heil products are WILDLY overpriced (by a 
factor of at least 10:1) for what they are. 

One of the "features" of certain Heil mics is highly equalized audio to 
cut through QRM and QRN (but doesn't sound very nice). All the 
equalization and signal processing you could possibly need is built 
into the K3, is easy to adjust, and it works VERY well. 

see http://audiosystemsgroup.com/HamInterfacing.pdf

73,

Jim Brown K9YC


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