[Elecraft] Appropriate Mic for K3 (new)

[Bruce Chadbourne]

Thanks to all for the good-spirited sharing of your "mic for K3" tips.
Very, very helpful.
And I see that it prompted a few other queries on the topic.
73!  KE1CY

On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <ron at cobi.biz> wrote:

> Fun is whatever is fun for you. If a nice looking new microphone is it, go
> for it!
>
> Half a century ago when microphones were still hand-made the more expensive
> ones were significantly better than the cheap variety. Considerably more
> labor went into assembling each element, and more elements failed to meet
> specs and so had to be discarded or reworked.
>
> But these days microphone manufacturing is entirely automated and a machine
> can crank out endless identically-performing high-quality elements in a
> tiny
> fraction of the time a human could. It's also why you can buy a
> first-quality wristwatch at an absurdly low cost today.
>
> A really fine microphone element can be bought for under USD$5.
>
> The rest of the cost is in the case, chrome, stand, etc., just as the cost
> of the wristwatch is in its case and band. In both cases, the cost can be
> anything from reasonable to the absurd. It's all in what you want to spend.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> Bruce
> Chadbourne
> Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2016 6:24 AM
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Appropriate Mic for K3 (new)
>
> Greetings - I've had my K3 for 5 years, mostly a CW and digital operator.
> I've never done much with my microphone - just repurposing an Turner454X
> crystal mic.  I keep wondering if I'd be having more phun with a new
> 'phone.
> Without starting a holy war, perhaps a few of you could make a
> recommendation as to a specific slightly-better-than budget model.
> Better still, with Christmas coming, maybe you're eyeing a fancy upgrade
> for
> yourself and would like to sell me your modestly-priced pre-owned mic(?).
> 73 to all, Merry Christmas
> Bruce KE1CY @ arrl.net
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