[Elecraft] Voice is clipped K3s

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

For my SM58 and my K3S I use the following:

50 Hz    -16

100 Hz  -16

200 Hz  - 9

400 Hz    0

800 Hz     0

1600 Hz   0

2400 Hz  +3

3200Hz   +6

The Behringer XM8500 dynamic mike gives identical performance and it 
costs only $20.    Heard one and just had to try it.  I can swap between 
the SM58 and the XM8500 and folks that I rag chew with on a regular 
basis can't tell the difference.   Even the machining pattern on the 
base is the same on both mikes.   And in looking a the elements, they 
too appear to be the same.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 10/10/2018 1:07 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
> If one has a flat "wide band" mic (electret) the typical TX EQ settings
> needed to emulate the Heil HC4 (DX)/HC5 elements, a couple classic
> "communications" mics and a typical dynamic "vocal" mic (SM58) are:
>
>                                   -- SHURE --
>            HC4     HC5    D-104   444    SM58
>    50      -16     -16     -16    -16      -8
>   100      -16     -16     -10    -16      -2
>   200      -16      -3      -4     -7       0
>   400       -4      -2      -3     -2      -1
>   800       -0      -2      -1      0      -1
>  1600       +5      +2      +3     +3      +0
>  2400      +10      +5      +9     +7      +1
>  3200      +10      +6     +13    +12      +4
>
> Thanks to: <https://owenduffy.net/audio/legend/index.htm> for the
> HC4/HC5/D-104/444 response curves.   The SM58 data comes from
> Shure's data sheet.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2018-10-10 11:29 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>>
>> As Bob K4TAX has pointed out and K9YC has long advocated, set the 
>> lower 2 bands of TX EQ to the lowest levels and set the 3rd band down 
>> a bit as well - that will increase your "talk power" while not 
>> wasting power trying to transmit those low frequencies which are not 
>> needed for intelligibility.  If you are into ESSB, you may differ, 
>> but ham radio is not HI-FI in my opinion, it is about communications 
>> effectiveness.
>>
>
> The typical
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