[Elecraft] Mic headset for K3

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Mon Feb 22 16:07:28 EST 2021


On 2/22/2021 12:32 PM, Bill Steffey NY9H wrote:
> maybe we can start a trend to get all the essb & AUDIO guys on ham radio 
> to get ribbon mics????? since there is nothing "special" about condenser 
> mics anymore.
> 
> if they think neumann's are cool..  they'd probably want something more 
> esoteric like a ribbon ?????

Yep. I need to unload my mic closet anyway. Although I'd rather find a 
better home for them than in the shack of a misguided ham.
> 
> now that would go pop very well......

Oh yeah!

> I'd like a sennheiser 441 for the shack , but my ole' AKG paging 
> gooseneck microphone works so well.

Before W6XU turned our contesting club onto the CM500, I was using one 
of my RE16s in the shack on an AKG boom stand. It was awkward, but great 
TX audio. A boom mic headset like the CM500 is far superior for operating.

73, Jim K9YC



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