Hi all,
I am currently using my K2 with a Heil HC-5 insert to good effect on
DX. I was wondering though if I should build a little pre-amp for the
mic? I notice there is a circuit on the website and I wondered if I
would gain anything from building it? I don't want to put too much into
the K2
Hello Ian,
I have used a Heil HC-5 element from the very beginning with my K2, and
have always found that I needed to shout into it in order for it to work
satisfactorily. However, that same microphone, a Heil HM-10, worked very
well with my '746PRO.
In my case, I found that the levels were
Hi Ian,
Check http://www.qsl.net/la3za/K2/modAny.html where all official and
unofficial K2 mods are listed.
The Heil mic elements do not offer enough drive and you´re about 6-10 db
down without a modification. Several solutions are described, yet there is
a simple mod you can make for
Ian,
The mic-preamp works very well. I built one for my IC-765 which needed some
extra help using the HC-5. I do not use SSB very much with the K2, but I did
notice you have to yell pretty loud using the HC-5 with the K2. The mods do
work also, but the little amp works great too.
Lee
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