[Elecraft] Recommendation for Microphone for K3s?

[Rick NK7I]

Heil are overpriced and the headsets, give headaches too (too tight).  
They're nothing special; you can dial in equalization just as well in 
the K3S.  I bought the Heil with my K3 and quickly gave up on them.

The Yamaha CM500 plugs into the rear (with bias) and the headphones are 
comfy for hours, without spending a lot (by comparison, you can get a 
few for the cost of one Heil).  They block most of the noise in my 
shack.  I keep a couple spares as the foam covers do wear out.

If you need to block of lot of shack noise, there are other options, 
most are expensive.

A search of the archives is recommended, this topic has been covered 
many times before.

73,
Rick nk7i

On 11/1/2022 2:39 PM, Clark Macaulay wrote:
> Hi, Bernie.
>
> Like you, I am a CW op that dabbles in FT8.  About a year ago I decided to
> dabble in SSB just to hear an operator's voice in QSO parties and the like.
> For my K3, I use the Heil ProSET K2 sold by Elecraft and am very pleased
> with it.  I chose a headset/mic only because I don't have the space for a
> desktop or
> boom mic.  The connections are to the rear panel of the K3 making for a
> very clean setup.  After setting the equalization levels others have
> recommended, I'm told
> my audio is very good.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 5:13 PM Bernie and Cheryl <hamdan at ix.netcom.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Folks:
>>
>> Although I'm primarily a CW op, and dabble in FT8 (sadly, sometimes
>> there's no one on anywhere else except for FT8), I'm thinking about
>> expanding my SSB presence on the bands.  I have a K3s and would be
>> interested if anyone has a specific recommendation for a good
>> microphone?  I'm thinking about one of the Heil microphones (either the
>> Heil Gold or the Heil HM-10XD) but am willing to look at anything else
>> someone may recommend.
>>
>> Thanks and 73 de Bernie, KF0QS
>>
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