[Elecraft] KX3 VOX delay with Noise Gate question

[Jim Brown]

On Thu,6/11/2015 8:38 AM, Ray Sills wrote:
> This is a case where "close mic" technique is useful. Headsets with 
> boom mics or hand-held mics, like the MH3 allow you to use a minimum 
> setting for mic gain (because one's mouth is close to the mic), and 
> that permits you a wider adjustment range for TX GATE, since any 
> offending noise will be that much weaker. In some cases, you many not 
> need to gate the audio at all. 

Good advice, Ray. I would never think of using a mic more than a few 
inches from my mouth for ham radio. Boom headset mics like the Yamaha 
CM500 work really well. Before W6XU introduced our club to them, I used 
an RE11 on a boom stand.

73, Jim K9YC