Message: 12 Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:14:12 -0800 From: Phil Hystad <[email protected]> To: Phil Wheeler <[email protected]> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] MC-60 microphone Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I once had an MC-60 mic, brand new at the time several years ago. I got rid of it after about 6 months. Thought it was the worst mic I ever owned. Well, not quite the worst -- but I never did like anything about it. Since I am on SSB so rare these days, mostly CW, I just use the stock K3 hand mic and it works great. Since I have zero use for VOX, and the idea of a foot switch is a total anathema to me, the Elecraft MH2 works great. I might get a couple of backup MH2 mics just in case mine gets dirty. 73, phil, K7PEH I recall checking the MC-60 at Kaiser Permanente's Pasadena Walnut Center EOC's radio room (as I was re-building it with new furniture, some new radios) for a common fault with (some of) these. The mic-element ground was swapped with the mic-hot in the connection in the mic body. That allowed RF in the shack back into the audio chain, causing all kindsa trouble, including stuck PTT and ratty audio. Google [MC-60 Ground] for the relevant articles. (IIRC, ours didn't have that problem.) -- GL es 73, Phil WA6DZS Mailto:[email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
