I have no experience with Heil mics. I get unsolicited great reports on my K3 using the mic I assembled for my K2. It's a Radio Shack 290-090C electret element in a discarded hand mic enclosure, using the original "pop" screen.
The element sells for $2.70 and has a nice approx. +10 dB "hump" in its response around 5 kHz that greatly helps communications intelligibility by stretching the upper frequency range of most rigs (a small bit like the effect those using ESSB are getting when received on conventional SSB receivers). For under US$3 it's a hard bargain to beat if one's primary criteria are performance and cost. So why buy an Elecraft mic, or any mic? Convenience. All the parts are there, including the hard to fabricate or hard to find ones. It's assembled with the right connectors. It's guaranteed. Pre-assembled "plug-n-play" mics are a great bargain for those who don't enjoy building or who have a limited junk box (or patience!). Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
