[Elecraft] RX eq

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

This unwanted effect is largely avoided by using a communications mic
correctly - speaking *across* the front of it, not into it. A boom mic that
will reach the front of your face should be positioned *below* your mouth.
Note that most newer boom mics stop short of the mouth. That automatically
ensures you won't talk into it. 

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----

On 2/18/2012 3:14 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

> Electret ("condenser") mics also show a bass boost when worked close as
> with a headset or close talked hand mic.  That's why - in addition to
> limiting hum and background noise - it's generally best to set the K3's
> two lowest EQ bands to -16 and set 200 Hz to -6 or so.

While in college, I had a job for awhile at KPFA [FM] in Berkeley CA. 
They had one of those old RCA "velocity" mics [the sort of 
prismatic-shaped ones, fairly big] on the control board and one of my 
shifts was to sign the station on the air at 0600.  I discovered that, 
if I crawled right up to the mic while reading the sign-on script, I 
could sound like Johnny Cash instead of a 17 year old.  The effect was 
striking.  I think it's true of most mics, this one was just extreme...
.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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