[Elecraft] K3S boom mic ensemble options.

[Jim Brown]

On 2/11/2019 2:39 PM, Brian ve3bwp Pietrzyk wrote:
> With the great response I got from this group and input from them this is the order they put together for me…

Headset and boom mic preferences are a very personal thing, subject to 
our operating style, shape of our head and ears, whether we want to be 
locked in position in front of a boom mic, are well enough coordinated 
to use a foot switch, or even have illusions of a "real radio station."

My personal choice is a headset with a boom mic and VOX, and the CM500 
fulfills that need. If I were going with a mic on a boom like you're 
describing, the mic would be an RE11, RE16, RE18, or RE20. They're 
dynamic mics and nearly indestructible, so it's quite safe to buy one 
used from a trustworthy source. The RE20 is quite popular with talk 
jocks. As far as ham radio is concerned, it is massive overkill, but it 
does look impressive. :)

Because I worked in pro audio and did a lot of music recording, I own a 
bunch of RE16s and RE20s, as well as AKG boom stands. Before W6XU 
introduced our contesting club to the CM500, I used an RE16 on an AKG 
boom stand.

I consider Heil products to be poor quality and wildly overpriced for 
what they are.

73, Jim K9YC