[Elecraft] desk mike for K3

[K8JHR]

Beyond convenience, headsets have two valuable attributes:

1)  Headsets position the mic element in a consistent position relative 
to the mouth.  This provides consistent audio input - speech volume rem 
remains constant even when the operator turns his head, looks up or sits 
back in his chair, etc.   I believe much of what is blamed on 
atmospheric "selective fading" (or the like) is really the other guy 
moving about in his chair and getting inconsistent microphone input.

2)  Headsets are close-talking microphones.  Because you are loud, 
compared to ambient noise in the shack, they tend to get you, while 
"rejecting" the ambient noise - a matter of stronger signal relative to 
noise.  A desk mounted microphone mounted farther from you tends to hear 
you and the noise up more evenly.

My only pet peeve with headsets is the number of operators who place the 
mic element in front of the mouth, where one can breath into it, and 
where it tends to pick up "plosives" - i.e., popping of Ps and Bs and 
puffing into it.   The mic element should be placed off to the corner of 
the mouth, away from all that.  A local guy on the repeater system does 
this all the time... we like him, but he drives us all nuts when he's on 
the air.

Just MY take anyway.
-------------------------K8JHR --------------------

On 7/9/2014 4:41 PM, John Veach wrote:

I do use a Heil Proset Headset with the HC-6 Element.

just like having both hands free as I keyboard

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