Please, WRONG, No. I made reference to "desk mic stands with PTT" NOT Desk mics. The point was to source a stand for inexpensive alternatives to the expensive Heil Goldline style mics that need a stand. Radio Shack and othes sell mics like this for very reasonable prices but the only source of a stand for them that has a PTT switch is the one from Heil.
There are many "deks mics" around, and most if not all can be adapted to the K3. ...bill nr4c -----Original Message----- From: Phil Hystad [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 4:49 PM To: Hector Padron Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Preferred or Popular Mic For the K3 Both Icom and Kenwood make desk stand mics with the PTT switch in the base. On Mar 4, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Hector Padron wrote: > I'm not aware of anyone making a desk mic stand with PTT other than Heil" > > Wrong. > The mic I am using from W2ENY is also a base mic that comes with PTT on the base,google it by his call sign and you will see it.Its an electret mic that trough the K3 EQ sounds terrific. > > AD4C > > > "If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear" -George Orwell > > --- On Thu, 3/3/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Preferred or Popular Mic For the K3 > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 5:21 PM > > > 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 <[email protected]>: > >> 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:[email protected] >> >> 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:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
