[Elecraft] K3S boom mic ensemble options.

[Brian ve3bwp Pietrzyk]

Hi Don thanks for this.

I’m in Canada and I finally went to Radioworld.ca <http://radioworld.ca/> who is our Heil dealer. 

With the great response I got from this group and input from them this is the order they put together for me…

HEI-HM12 Desk Microphone using Heil Sound Standard CC-1 Connecting Cable System 
HEI-SM1   Shock mount for boom microphones 
HEI-PL2T  Proline balanced arm with topless boom mount 
HEI-DT1    Flush mount for desktop mounting of the PL-2T. 
HEI-HSTAK Adapter cable, traveller to Kenwood 8 Pin (remove)

I’ve just put a question into them about the cable that goes from the mic, through the boom and into the 8 pin Kenwood adapter cable. How does this order look?

Not sure if a “traveller cable" is part of this or I need to order a separate one. Doesn’t look like it from the website. 

As for Bob being away, that’s fine. I’m just surprised he would not have put an auto reply message letting anyone know he’s away. That would save folks from being left to flap in the wind never knowing if a reply will ever come.

Unless I’ve missed something he’d probably sell a lot more of these things if he took some of the friction and guess work out of configuring and ordering for those of us without a commercial broadcast history. 

I just tried calling in but all the technical staff will not be back from Florida yet but it sounds like I need a.. 
HEI-HSTAK Adapter cable, traveller to Kenwood 8 Pin  

and not the HEI-HSTAK Adapter cable, traveller to Kenwood 8 Pin. Oh and when they say modular cable they mean an RJ45 connector. 

Phew!

Thanks,

Brian ve3bwp
> 
> On Feb 11, 2019, at 3:55 PM, Don Roberts <don_roberts2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Brian, I use a Heil Classic with a boom mount I got from Cheap Ham. It is heavy duty, close to what I used in my broadcast career. Have had no issues with it. The Heil mics usually use a four pin XLR. Just get the XLR to Kenwood cable and it plugs right into the K3/K3S.
> 
> Bob Heil was in Orlando at the Hamcation this last weekend which probably was why you didn't get a response. He does sell complete boom mic kits with his mics. If no email response, call him
> 
> Don, W4CBS 
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> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 15:54, Brian “VE3BWP” Pietrzyk
> <ve3bwp at gmail.com> wrote:
> I will soon have a K3S and I’ve been in the market for a boom mic set for the shack. This will be my first boom mic. I’ve checked out the Hiel site and could not find any complete packages. Everything is sold in too many subassemblies. I’ve tried emailing them but no reply. Our local ham store (radioworld.ca) only sells in pieces as well.  
> 
> I’d prefer a tried and tested set ready to go boom mic set for the K3S. 
> 
> Any recommendations? In this case value (performance and longevity comes ahead of price) for me. I plan to keep this station for a long time. 
> 
> Thanks.