I have a KX3/PX3 shack at home, and rarely, if ever, take my KX3 into the field. (I know, it's a field rig, but it's also pretty darned 'spensive!) I have lots of other rigs for field use, some of which I built. For me, that's half the fun. But I ADORE my KX3 at home. Because of my particular needs, the rig and panadapter are attached to a RAM mount via SideKX adapters. The RAM adapter is itself attached to a vertical post of a "bread rack" style shelving unit next to my powered recliner. I have the KXPA100 and power supply on a shelf of this unit, and my computer is behind that shelf on another similar shelving unit.
Everything is run to my PC and I use WinKX3Suite to operate the rig from my computer. The monitor is on a special swing mount that is sadly no longer available called "The Easy Chair Mount". So I can look straight ahead and operate my KX3 without putting strain on my neck. I listen to the rig through the computer's sound system, including headphones if I need them. I also use a boom mike, the same mike I use on my computer, thanks to the USB interface in the microphone I chose. It's not *exactly* a microphone. It's a Zoom H4n Handy Recorder, powered through my PC and is the default microphone for my system. My computer has a separate USB sound dongle, set to 48k sample rate, so I can get the most out of band display. (I know, I could set it to much higher sample rates and get even more bandwidth, but I can't look at that much bandwidth and make sense of it. 48k is enough.) All of my sound devices are run through a virtual mixer, Voicemeeter. I use the most recent version, that they call "Potato". It gives me lots of options when setting up audio devices on my PC. I not only run my rig through it, but I can run all of my digital modes through it, and also run a full suite of MIDI music tools and the DaVinci Resolve video editing suite. The H4n has a magnificent set of microphones. It has two built-in microphones for stereo input, that can be rotated to widen or narrow the angle in which they will pick up sound. I have it set to the narrowest configuration, so it has a very cardioid pattern. This device is designed as a fully-functional 4-track editing deck, with support for up to 32gb on an SD card (only 32, and using a full-sized SD or a microSD with an adapter). It has combination XLR/Phono jacks on the bottom for use with musical instruments or additional microphones, and is compatible with phantom power requirements for such gear. You can power the device with 2 AA batteries for portable use, or use an external 5v wall wart. But if you use the USB interface, it is powered through that and doesn't need batteries or a wall wart. With a standard 1/4" stud mike stand adapter, it fits right onto a microphone boom with no trouble. I haven't needed a shock mount, but they are available for it. The H4n is a really old model, though. The H8 is the new Handy Recorder on the block, and it has a lot of new stuff the H4n didn't have. Zoom instituted a removable module system for its attached microphones on their Handy Recorder line with the H5, I believe. Different mike modules are available for different purposes, from a cardioid stereo capsule system similar to what I have on my H4n, to a shotgun microphone for distant sounds. Here's the page for the H8: https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/handheld-recorders/handheld-recorders/h8/. It goes for around $399. That's a fair bit of money, but it has better sound than my venerable Heil HM-10 I got almost 20 years ago. And that doesn't take into account any of the other features that might be useful for other hobbies or jobs. There's a fair bit of information out there on how to use your Zoom Handy Recorder as your computer's main mike, like I do. With the Voicemeeter virtual mixer, I have very little difficulty using my H4n for just about anything, and I've always gotten good reports on my sound. Tutorial on using the H4n as your computer's microphone: https://www.videoschool.com/how-to-use-the-zoom-h4n-as-a-usb-microphone-video-school-online-tutorial/ It's not the greatest tutorial, but it's okay. H4n Manual: https://www.zoom.co.jp/sites/default/files/products/downloads/pdfs/E_H4nSP_0.pdf (No relation to the Zoom teleconferencing system.) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73, Gwen, NG3P On Wed, Apr 6, 2022 at 4:18 PM Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/6/2022 12:54 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: > > They were advertising it as having a dynamic microphone, but that was > wrong. > > Yep, written product lit has always been wrong. It plugs straight into > the rear channel jacks on the K3/K3S, turn bias on. As noted earlier, > you'll need TRRS male to two TRS females adapter. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
