[Elecraft] K3 Mics

[bill ny9h]

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>Better sound through marketing!
>
>73, Jim K9YC

think about it....   an offshore company builds a microphone or 
actually buys an electret element and just stuffs it into a case... ( 
which could screw up the response and/or cause other issues) none of 
which would bother it's use in our stringent application./...
   So now we have a $.45  element .... a nice fancy cabinet/shell.. $ 
3.-4   :.still NO engineering or MARKETING  expense,,,
  a cable with a plug ( add .$70)...if a headset , add two earpieces 
if a headset.......

and tada  enter " cyberguys"... who is selling a "DCT 
FACTORY"  headset for$ 7.89. so also Amazon....( newegg $19.95) go figure ....
http://www.cyberguys.com/product-details/?productid=2427

As with all generic stuff,...once the generics hit the market, the 
branded stuff has to figure how to compete with the guy who may be 
making it for him....OMG,,,
generics have no 40% to market the product,,but since they will sell 
to anyone, the marketplace discovers it.

Do we really think a yamaha factory makes that headset 
???  wrongo,..they market it.

I have not ordered those 8$ headsets , since i bought three generics 
at dayton..  I think 3 for 9$....
I WAS lucky and they worked great ,....at field day on k3 ...and 
mobile on the kx3....
just make certain that you get 3.5mm plugs for both the headphone & 
the mic,.,,,

someone else can try ...

bill ny9h/3