[Elecraft] Microphone Qusestion

[Jim Brown]

On Sun,7/5/2015 7:06 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> The Heil PR-781 is grossly overpriced.  Any quality dynamic mic will
> work very well with the K3/K3S. 

Right on both counts. Because I'm retired from pro audio, I have a 
closet full of pro mics. All of the dynamic mics work very well with the 
K3. Before one of the guys in our club introduced me to the CM500, I 
used an RE11 on a boom stand from my music recording stash. I also own 
two Sony MDR7506 headsets, which I no longer use in the shack because 
the CM500 is so good.

The TX EQ built into the K3 is quite capable, and is all that is needed 
to tailor TX audio to a mic and a voice. An external equalizer is a 
waste of money. All it takes to use any dynamic mic with a K3 or K3S is 
a suitably wired connector or connector adapter cable. For a pro mic 
with an XL-connector, wire pin 2 to the mic input, pin 3 to mic return, 
and pin 1 to the connector shell. Or if you have a two wire cable 
(center plus shield), wire pin 2 to the center conductor and to mic 
input, tie 1 and 3 together to the shield, and connect to the K3 
connector shell.

73, Jim K9YC