If you want a desks mic, I would recomend the Heil Gold Line GM-5. Or the HM-10 Dual (has HC-4 and HC-5 elements). Both are reasonably priced and have good sound. Get the Heil Desk stand with the PTT switch and you're set.
Also, a lot of mic out there like even some from Radio Shack offer good sound quality at even better prices, but you may still need the Heil stand to get PTT on the base. If you want to use a headset, check the archives for the Yamaha CM500. It is good, and inexpensive, but it is a headphone with boom mike. If you want to tinker, you can get electret elements from many sources (even Radio Shack) and make a mic yourself. And it won't suffer in sound quality. With the TX-EQ capabilities of the K3, you can make it sound really good. All you need it the element, some cable and something to house the thing in. I used a length of 1 inch copper tube and made a screen out of brass screen. Find a foam wind screen and a wooden plug in the other end with a hole for the cable to exit and a plug on the end. I'm not aware of anyone making a desk mic stand with PTT other than Heil. This should get you started. ...bill nr4c Quoting Phil Hystad <phys...@mac.com>: > I am thinking of buying a new mic for my K3. Is there a good quality > mic that is recommended or preferred by K3 owners? I don't have any > particular needs. The only mic I do have is the Elecraft hand mic > but I would like a desk top mic with PTT button right on the mic > itself (preferably on the base like the Icom SM-20). > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
