My mic gain is set to 9 as well.
73, Tom - KQ5S On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 9:28 PM, RIchard Williams via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > Tom, > I would use whatever setting works the best; if you are receiving good > audio reports, "leave sleeping dogs lie". If your mic gain is set at > something reasonable (mine is "9"), I wouldn't worry about what is > "suggested". Too many variables with your voice characteristics; if you > are calling a "P5" for an ATNO, you might be speaking a bit louder than > working a JA for the 300th time. > Dick, K8ZTT > > From: Tom Robertson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 7:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S and Heil PR10 > > Something isn’t racking then because Fred in his K3s book recommends high > for the electrek mic. Per Fred and Heil’s recommendation I am using a Heil > BM-10ic and have the radio set to High with bias and I get good audio > reports. > > You have me wondering now? > > > 73, > Tom - KQ5S > > On Feb 11, 2017, 8:22 PM -0600, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]>, > wrote: > > Tom, > > > > Yes, the electret mics typically have high output levels and thus can > > use the low mic gain setting. > > > > In other words, the Heil website has it "backwards". I am not sure Heil > > will be willing to change it. > > > > 73, > > Don W3FPR > > > > On 2/11/2017 8:53 PM, Tom wrote: > > > Don, > > > You may be correct. Fred in his book recommends High for Heil mics, > both > > > electrek and dynamic where as Heil only recommends High for the > electrek. > > > > > > I would have thought if the Heil site was wrong someone would have > noticed > > > it by now and Heil would have changed it. > > > > > > I also thought the Heil electrek mics were high output so find it > strange > > > that they would not require a low setting. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
