[Icom] Re: Mic Gain Problems with 706MKII

[Dan]

At 09:38 AM 12/26/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I've been using the stock mic and have had OK results.  I do have the HS706
>and use it mobile.  Now that I'm using my 706 as a temporary station radio
>(only spare HF rig I own), I'll report back results when I go to the Heil
>mic
>Kurt - W2MW
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:   sasi nayar [SMTP:vu3snm@yahoo.com]
>Sent:   Thursday, December 26, 2002 4:43 AM
>To:     icom@mailman.qth.net
>Subject:        [Icom] Re: Mic Gain Problems with 706MKII
>
>Mack
>I observed this problem and it is pretty known among
>the 706 users. I got too sick of the stock mic and
>invested on a Heil HS706. Boy! That made a big
>difference. Once I had the HS 706 in hand, I opened up
>the stock mic and removed a rubber disk (some people
>call it the muffler!) and that made some
>difference...ofcourse it is no where close to the
>HS706 that I have. If you open up the stock mic,
>please be very careful with a tiny 'lil spring at the
>base of the PTT. It fell out of mine and I spent a
>good deal of time searching for it.
>
>Good luck with the mic and enjoy the radio
>73
>Sasi
>9V1SM / VU3SNM
>
>=====
>Amateur Radio For Global Peace and Fraternity
>----------------------------------------------
>Sasi Nayar, 9V1SM / VU3SNM,
>Reef Ecology Lab, Department of Biological Sciences
>National University of Singapore,14 Science Drive 4
>Singapore 117 543. Tel : (65) 6778 7112
>URL:http://www.dbs.nus.edu.sg/lab/reef/SasiNayar.htm
Hi all,
I have a 706MKIIG and use the stock mike, a light weight Heil headset with 
boom mic and a SM-8 with it.  The stock mike always got good reports from 
people I know, when used from base or mobile.  The Heil worked great on my 
last trip to NC, very good audio reports.  On the return trip, the Heil 
kept getting rf into it and would cause problems with the radio turning 
off.  I tried coiling up the coax/mic cord/seperation cable without any 
success.  Only had pieces of wood dowel to use for that.  I have not tried 
to use the setup in the vehicle since then.  Also with the Heil, I had to 
turn the mic gain (radio) down to the lowest position when using it on 2 
meters and 440 FM.  The SM-8 works great, but I had to turn the gain (on 
the mic) almost to off, it appears to be a pretty hot mike.

Dan
N9JBF








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