[Elecraft] [K3] Preferred or Popular Mic For the K3

[Hector Padron]

I'm not aware of anyone making a desk mic stand with PTT other than Heil"
 
Wrong.
The mic I am using from W2ENY is also a base mic that comes with PTT on the base,google it by his call sign and you will see it.Its an electret mic that trough the K3 EQ sounds terrific.
 
AD4C


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--- On Thu, 3/3/11, nr4c at widomaker.com <nr4c at widomaker.com> wrote:


From: nr4c at widomaker.com <nr4c at widomaker.com>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Preferred or Popular Mic For the K3
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 5:21 PM


If you want a desks mic, I would recomend the Heil Gold Line GM-5. Or  
the HM-10 Dual (has HC-4 and HC-5 elements). Both are reasonably  
priced and have good sound. Get the Heil Desk stand with the PTT  
switch and you're set.

Also, a lot of mic out there like even some from Radio Shack offer  
good sound quality at even better prices, but you may still need the  
Heil stand to get PTT on the base.

If you want to use a headset, check the archives for the Yamaha CM500.  
It is good, and inexpensive, but it is a headphone with boom mike.

If you want to tinker, you can get electret elements from many sources  
(even Radio Shack) and make a mic yourself. And it won't suffer in  
sound quality. With the TX-EQ capabilities of the K3, you can make it  
sound really good.  All you need it the element, some cable and  
something to house the thing in.  I used a length of 1 inch copper  
tube and made a screen out of brass screen.  Find a foam wind screen  
and a wooden plug in the other end with a hole for the cable to exit  
and a plug on the end.

I'm not aware of anyone making a desk mic stand with PTT other than Heil.

This should get you started.

...bill nr4c


Quoting Phil Hystad <phystad at mac.com>:

> I am thinking of buying a new mic for my K3. Is there a good quality  
> mic that is recommended or preferred by K3 owners? I don't have any  
> particular needs. The only mic I do have is the Elecraft hand mic  
> but I would like a desk top mic with PTT button right on the mic  
> itself (preferably on the base like the Icom SM-20).
>
> 73, phil, K7PEH
>
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