[Icom] Heil HMi or Icom SM-20?

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Dear Jim,

Many thanks for your very extended and interesting remarks!

Yes, I like the look of the ProLine (Goldline Pro and Presentation Goldline)
too. They will match excellent to my brass paddles, hi!

As you, I am always very careful when I use the compressor. It is just what
you wrote: the right way to adjust the compressor is like it sounds if you
don't use compression! The excellent display of the ProII (and 7400) is very
helpful with this, so is the EQ.

I'm convinced (not confused at all) and buy myself (or let my XYL do it,
hi!) a Heil ProLine.


73, Hans Remeeus.
Ham Radio: PA1HR
www.remeeus.nl

Communication is about people, the rest is technology.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim" <ke4wy@zoomtown.com>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Heil HMi or Icom SM-20?


> Hans, I personally have received fine audio reports on the HMi, Heil
> Goldline/HC-5 and the current ProLine (no ptt button....different mic cord
> than HMi or GL).
> A  very small amount of compression (est. less than 2-3 db) is used with
the
> GL and Proline. Using the HMi I typically used no compression of course
the
> eq is set on the ProII typically -2 base on the Hmi, -3 base on the GL or
> Proline and +3 to +5 on the Treble. (With the Proline mine is set to -3
base
> and +5 treble Wide position with compression............Mid works fine
also)
>
> I am currently using the Proline, keying with a foot switch on a ProII and
> the Heil Studio One on an Orion. I have even used the Studio One on the
> ProII and notice the characteristics are just like the GL or ProLine.
>
> Now back to compression. I have never liked compressors. They can be
easily
> mis-used  and can give a Ham the background noise like Jet planes landing
> and the sad thing some Hams will tell him he sounds fine.  I find I don't
> have enough gain on the Dynamic mic's, the Goldline or ProLine without
using
> some compression. It is ever so slight and so little I feel it acts more
> like a gain control than a compressor and note reports indicate it does
not
> sound like I am running any compression (good).
>
> I have always been very concerned about breath blast noise and always use
a
> large foam cover over the head of all my mics and this is probably the
> reason I need a little more gain on the Dynamics although I could probably
> get by without compression and  set the mic gain wide open. Now with the
HMi
> gain is sufficient and no compression is needed.
>
> Hans, concerning the SM-20 or even the SM-8 I have used both but prefer
the
> Heils. Both can be made to sound ok (no compression needed) using the EQ
> settings on the rigs.
>
> Bet  I have you confused now.
>
> 73 de KE4WY Jim
>