[Ham-Mac] Re: Ham-Mac Digest, Vol 30, Issue 25

[Mark Klocksin]

It's a cardioid pattern.   To minimize pickup of misc. noise in the  
shack, I always "swallow the mic" when I speak.

Here's a review of it, from a link off the Heil site: http:// 
www.heilsound.com/amateur/Images/proline_ty_ford_review.pdf

73, Mark

On Jul 29, 2006, at 3:01 AM, ham-mac-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:57:25 +0100
> From: David Ferrington <M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk>
> Subject: [Ham-Mac] Re: Ham-Mac Digest, Vol 30, Issue 24
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> Thanks for the reply - how directional is the Goldline then - do  
> you have to
> speak directly into it?
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> On 28/7/06 9:00 am, "ham-mac-request at mailman.qth.net"
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>> From: Mark Klocksin <mpklocksin at ameritech.net>
>> Reply-To: Mac enthusiasts involved in amateur radio applications
>> <ham-mac at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:27:04 -0700 (PDT)
>> To: ham-mac at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Ham-Mac] Re: Ham-Mac Digest, Vol 30, Issue 23
>>
>> I have the Heil Goldline mic on a boom, and I am considering the  
>> Pro-Set!  The
>> reason for this is the placement of the mic. never seems "just  
>> right."  If I
>> want to look at my compugter screen, I need to look left.  Looking  
>> toward the
>> amp. means looking right.  And the mic. is straight ahead.  But at  
>> least it is
>> off the desktop and "always there." So I see the headset mic. as a  
>> solution.
>> Thanks for pointing out the downsides of that scenario.  It's good  
>> to have
>> options and choices!
>>
>> 73, Mark WA9IVH
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>> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:26:07 +0100
>> From: David Ferrington
>> Subject: [Ham-Mac] HEIL mic - slightly off topic
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>> Forgive the slightly of topic question, its not strictly Mac related
>>
>> I have an FT-857 and have already received info on the use of a  
>> Pro Set Plus
>> and PTT foot switch with it.
>>
>> I'm now trying to determine if a Mic on a boom would be better for  
>> me, than
>> a Pro Set Plus.
>>
>> I'd very much like some feedback.
>>
>> My operating conditions:
>>
>> I work from home and listen to DX Cluster stations (MLDX set to  
>> auto-tune) -
>> when I hear one that sounds interesting, I 'go for it' - so in this
>> scenario, I'm listening to a speaker and I grab the fist mic.
>>
>> When I'm working lots of DX, I mostly search and pounce or listen  
>> to cluster
>> and call - in that situation, headphones might be useful to keep  
>> the XYL
>> happy (in a different room, but shack is on ground floor of house).
>> I have a pair of BOSE quite comfort headphones, which work quite  
>> well in
>> this scenario.
>>
>> When workink a contest (of which I've done little so far), I like  
>> to keep my
>> hands free to work Mac, hence the footswitch.
>>
>> I'm now wondering if a Mic on a boom might be more flexible for  
>> me, since I
>> wouldn't have to pick up the headset in order to call.
>>
>> Which Mic would people recommend if I went that way? I'd like one  
>> that
>> allows the use of 2 elements, an HC-4 & HC-5
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