[ICOM] PR 780 Microphone

[awallacejr at sbcglobal.net]

OK, I'll bite, where do you buy "great electrets" for $1.25 each??

Andy K5VM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill NY9H" <ny9h at arrl.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] PR 780 Microphone


>I am not suggesting Bob pays $1.75,,,,  I have no clue what he pays..
> I know you can buy great electrets, with broad band audio.. and then you 
> have to tailor the freq response like that of a shure 444, a rising high 
> end, either mechanically or electronically.\
>
> It looks like the yaesu mic has a 'tunable' chamber, which alters the 
> response curve of the mic by  opening / closing access to the back & sides 
> of the element.   One of my icom electrets , is "modified"  by covering up 
> the ports on the back & sides of the gooseneck mic, causing the low freqs 
> to cutoff... leaving an elevated hi freq response.  try it ... while 
> listening on another receiver..
> At the same time you can make things sound terrible,,,, but it costs 
> nothing to mess with it.,.,...
>
> My Elecraft k2 is wired for a Icom mic, so I can use these electrets 
> across all my HF radios,,,,
>
> bill
>
> At 11:25 AM 11/29/2004, you wrote:
>
>>Just curious--where do you get the elements Heil uses for $1.75 for both? 
>>I'd like to buy a couple of sets.
>>
>>Andy K5VM
>
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