When I bought my K3, I also bought the hand mic. I used it for a few
weeks until I tired of the comments about the mechanical noise it made
when keyed. I had to be very gentle and careful when using the PTT so as
not to have all the keying noise on my signal (cheap mechanical design
to activate an even cheaper switch). I elected to do surgery on the mic
and gutted the mechanical switch out completely. I then did a little
Bondo work on the shell and installed a square Heil PTT switch. It works
and is very quiet. The only problem is the switches only last a couple
of years - which I learned from using other Heil mics). If you are
careful, you can open the switch and put a little DeOxit in there and
all is well again.
All that said, my question: Any suggestions for a hand mic that will
work quietly and last forever?
Bill W2BLC K-Line
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