What Jim said. I use a Shure 444D that I have had for 45 years. Not only do I get good audio reports but it looks pretty good next to the K3.
73 Mike WA5POK ------------------------------ On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 11:03 AM PST Jim Brown wrote: >On Mon,2/9/2015 10:26 AM, David Hay wrote: >> I want to buy a desk microphone for use with my K3, any recommendations? > >Shure made some of the first high quality desk mics for radio, and they still >make them. They were the first, I believe, to build in a peak around 3kHz to >compensate for the rolloff of the SSB filter (in the 1950s). Current model is >the 450 Series II. The 444 is an earlier version. > >These are dynamic mics, and last virtually forever. Buy them used for a third >of the price. All that it takes to make them work with an Elecraft rig is a >properly wired mic connector. And, of course, with a K3 or KX3, tweak TXEQ for >your voice with that mic. > >73, Jim K9YC >______________________________________________________________ >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 >Message delivered to mikefur...@att.net ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
