[Elecraft] K2/100 With W2IHY Equalizer

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at embarqmail.com
Fri Jul 20 22:13:48 EDT 2012


Roy,

The Elecraft MD2 microphone has an electret element.  I don't know about 
your Unknown brand MD-2 microphone.  There are no dashes in Elecraft 
product designations (other than the N-Gen and 2T-Gen mini modules).

If you really meant the Elecraft MD2, then you have a problem with your 
W2IHY setup - iot apparently does no provide for bias for the electret 
element.  Too bad because W2IHY does offer an electret element that is 
supposed to be better than the Heil HC4/5 elements, and those elements 
do need bias voltage to operate properly.

73,
Don W3FPR

O7/20/2012 9:31 PM, Roy Morris wrote:
> I would like to know if anyone is using the W2IHY 8 band equalizer with the
> K2.  If so, does it improve the audio?  I am using the Elecraft Heil MD-2
> mic (with with the wind blast cover).  My KSB2 has the 2.6Khz bandwidth.  I
> don't remember if the MD-2 is a dynamic or electret mic.  The W2IHY is
> currently jumpered for the GM-5 mic which makes me think the MD-2 is an
> electret.  I am not getting any audio with the MD-2 through the equalizer to
> the K2.  The MD-2 works fine directly into the K2.  Roy W4WFB
>
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