Can anyone tell me the difference between the KENWOOD MC60A and the KENWOOD
MC80?

Thanks

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: Why a desk mic?


> As John said, With proper gain settings, and with proper voice projection,
> you can work a desk mic from a foot away with very little if any room
> echo.
>
> Most desk microphones have better fidelity, that is frequency response,
> than
> do hand held microphones.
>
> If you have ever looked at the Heil Sound web page, Bob Heil is absolutely
> correct when he says that the best installation is a microphone which is
> shock mounted on a boom. That way, you get very little table noise, plus
> you
> can swing the mic very close, even when sitting back in the operating
> chair.
>
> Like most amateurs, I don't have that perfect set-up yet. However, I too
> have a 444 which I bought new in 1980. It's the best overall microphone I
> have ever used. For many years, Tentec, Swan, and Motorola all sold the
> 444
> with their respective name plates attached as their base station
> microphone.
>
> Here's one more thought. You didn't say whether or not your 444 has the
> preamp built into it. If it does, run the preamp as low as possible, and
> let
> the rig handle the gain.
>
> If it doesn't have the preamp, you already know that the preamp is not
> needed for most rigs.
>
> Mike Duke, K5XU
>