Why not get a mike that DOES perform correctly and one that sounds good
as well? And why not learn proper mike technique while at it? There
are a multitude of good mikes on the market that really sound good and
many cost less than $25.
Reminds me of the incident when I was assisting a fellow ham with his
audio. We tried about everything to no avail. I suggested if he had a
different mike that he should try it. He did, and it sounded great. I
told him that it sounded great and his response was; "well, I don't like
the way it looks".. Uh, this is radio, not TV. I can't see it but
I can sure hear his lousy sounding good looking mike.
Mikes, like about everything else, are designed for a function and
purpose. If it doesn't fit your needs as function and/or purpose, then
you've selected the wrong item for the application. Thus not the fault
of the item.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 3/23/2022 2:14 PM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:15:02 -0700
From: Fred Jensen
To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Knowles HC-3 Mic Element Replacement For Heil
HC-5
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"It would be great if these elements could be modified to perform better"
Au contraire, Tony.? They were designed for a particular purpose and
they perform very well for that purpose.? Unfortunately, that purpose is
just not normally found in ham radio.
It is very hard to beat electret mics.? They're cheap, tiny, have flat
responses, and tend to be immune to breath-blasts if you talk across
them rather than into them. Some mics [dynamic and especially ribbon
velocity mics] will emphasize the lows as you move close to them.? The
classic RCA 44-BX series [fairly large, prismatic-shaped one, Johnny
Carson used to have one on his desk] was particularly afflicted ... when
I was 17 and on AM, I sounded like I was 17.? Crawl up very close to the
-BX and I sounded like Morgan Freeman playing God in "Bruce Almighty."?
There is little speech information in the low frequencies but a lot of
power.? Electrets are generally less prone to this.? Most of today's
rigs provide the DC bias electrets require right on the mic connector.
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