[Elecraft] Now which mic can I use.

[Edward R Cole]

Joseph,

As far as I know nothing wrong with the hand mic for the K3.  I 
didn't need it as my K3 was destined for home use and not going 
mobile or portable.  I had my Heil mic from when I got it for my 
FT-847 in 1998.  All I needed was the proper mic cord to interface 
the K3 and that was the one labeled for Kenwood by Heil.

This is an old model and the label and has worn off.  It may have 
been HM-10.  It is a mic that can be held in the hand or set in a 
separate desk cradle-stand.  I think this model is discontinued.

I use a separate headset made by Sony which has nice soft cushions 
that surround the ear (and enclose my hearing aids), so I have not 
gone to using a headset-mic combo.  Most of my contesting is CW or 
digital so this is sufficient.

For my KX3 I chose the Elecraft MH3 since I DO intend to use it 
mobile and portable.  I get great on-air reports with both radios and 
mics.  Some may note the high mic gain setting for FM with the KX3 
and that results from on-air reports of low audio level on 2m 
FM.  Firmware may have subsequently "fixed" this.

Side comment to the bad SSB usage with splatter, etc.  It's what you 
get if you provide a mic gain control.  I call it the "CB 
syndromn".  Biggest error of CB mfr's was including a mic gain 
control on those radios.

73, Ed - KL7UW
Note: I receive the digest version only twice per day - thus the 
delay in my replies.

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What is wrong with the Elecraft mic that comes from Elecraft?

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Edward
R Cole
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 2:23 AM
To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Now which mic can I use.

On my K3 I use a 15 year old Heil HM05 which was used with my FT-847 before
buying the K3.  The Red Kenwood mic cable was purchased as it has
pin-compatible connector for the K3.

I bought the MH3 for my KX3.

I get great audio quality reports with both mics on both SSB and FM.
K3 settings MIC=20, CMP=20  (Heil desk mic)
KX3 settings MIC=25, CMP=11;  for FM MIC=65 (MH3)



73, Ed - KL7UW
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