John,
Although I have no 'hands-on' info about the Proset K2 or Handi Mic, I have
been using for about 2 years a ' genuine ' Heil Proset Plus Heasdset / boom
mic (HC4 and HC5 elements) with my K2/100 and other rigs. With the mic about
3 inches from my mouth, my K2/100 #3255 delivers 100w PEP without difficulty
on all bands when driving a calibrated 50 ohm resistive load, without the
use of any form of additional audio preamp. I suspect that if either of
Heil's HC4 or HC5 mic elements are used in a desk mic, an audio preamplifier
might well be required since the distance between mic and mouth is usually
more than 3 inches in this case.
Even though I spend most of my SSB time 'brawling' (hmmmm) in pile-ups, I
have yet to use the HC4 'DX' mic element in anger. Usually SSbC is at 2-1
with the HC5.
My K2/100 does not contain any 'official modifications' but does contain
some 'birdie killers', and a more beefy phones jack is now at the rear.
Although the cost of the Proset Plus was/is high, I have no regrets.
Features worth mentioning are that the headset is very comfortable, and
remains so during very long periods of operating. Also the switchable
phasing between left and right earphones can be very useful when digging out
very weak signals in the midst of strong QRM., CW or SSB.
The usual disclaimer, just a very satisfied customer.
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Wiener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:51 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] mike selection
I am just starting the RF board so I still have plenty of time...I'm a
little puzzled about choice of mic.
Is there a difference between the Proset K2 on the Elecraft site and the
Proset Plus on the Heil site?
How does it compare to the Handi Mic (and which model to select?)?
Frankly, the Heil mics seem awfully expensive.
Why did the MD2/CB1 get discontinued...Is there another mic out there
that is the same or similar?
The reflector site had a lot of opinions: from Radio Shack to Icom and
beyond but I could find little in the way of consensus. Also, I'm not
far enough with the kit to understand the various rewiring requirements
and whether I'll end up with limitations down the road on choice of mic.
John
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