[ICOM] Heil PRO-SET PLUS!ic and RIGblaster Pro

[Mike Brown]

Steve, does your sound card have a mic boost? I have used a regular Rig 
Blaster before to do what you are trying to do, and it can be trying.

73, Mike K9MI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <steveac at charter.net>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 19:35
Subject: [ICOM] Heil PRO-SET PLUS!ic and RIGblaster Pro


> I've been tinkering off and on for about six months trying to get a Heil 
> PRO-SET PLUS!ic to work properly with a RIGblaster Pro. The radio is an 
> IC756PROII.
>
> My difficulty lies in recording wav files with the RIGblaster Pro in line 
> between the Heil PRO-SET PLUS!ic and the PC sound card.
>
> If I record a wav file using the Heil PRO-SET PLUS!ic (set to either icom 
> or DX) plugged into the RigBlaster Pro mic 2 input, the level is about 
> 20-30db lower than wav files recorded with my Icom SM-20 desk mic plugged 
> into the RigBlaster Pro. And the low's are noticably attenuated when using 
> the Heil.
>
> If I record a wav file using the Heil PRO-SET PLUS!ic (set to icom) 
> plugged directly into the computer sound card MIC IN, I get lots of level 
> and no low end roll off. And the Heil PRO-SET PLUS!ic works as expected 
> when connected to the radio.
>
> For some reason the audio path through the RIGblaster Pro doesn't work 
> well for the Heil PRO-SET PLUS!ic.
>
> Any experience or ideas to try?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve K8JQ
>
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