OK, this brings up an interesting question. How should the mike element be
wired?
God bless,
Marks
Jesus Is Lord!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: Mike Impedance for modern Radios
> Mark,
>
> Sounds like you've got your element across the PTT leads.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 15:37
> Subject: Re: Mike Impedance for modern Radios
>
>
>> Hi John,
>> Oddly, when I was tripping the VOX it was just the two wires touching
>> with no mike element. Now that I attached the wires to the element it
>> quit
>> tripping the vox. Its an odd one.
>>
>> God bless,
>> Mark
>> Jesus Is Lord!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 12:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: Mike Impedance for modern Radios
>>
>>
>>> it trips the vox but there's no audio? strange, is your mic gain set too
>>> low? what if you crank it all the way up? any improvement? if it's
>>> tripping
>>> the vox there must be some audio there.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:15 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Mike Impedance for modern Radios
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi John,
>>>> Actually, I rewired the mike head to go directly from the element
>>>> to
>>>> the cord. Then I can use either VOX or the PTT for the Heil. On the
>>>> plug,
>>>> I
>>>> am using the shield and the tip. These two seemed to trip the VOX on
>>>> the
>>>> radio. So, I am puzzled.
>>>>
>>>> God bless,
>>>> Mark
>>>> Jesus Is Lord!
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:31 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Mike Impedance for modern Radios
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> are you using the ptt button on the mic? or the ptt you'd usually use
>>>>> with
>>>>> the heil mic? If the usual ptt switch, try the mic holding the ptt
>>>>> button
>>>>> at
>>>>> the same time and see if maybe that switches the element on and off. I
>>>>> don't
>>>>> think HT mics do use the voltage but it's possible, I haven't seen one
>>>>> yet
>>>>> but there's got to be a reasonable reason, something's not wired
>>>>> right.
>>>>> If
>>>>> that a 3 conductor plug on the HT mic? I need to check mine but if so,
>>>>> I'm
>>>>> wondering if the audio is not the tip.
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 2:14 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Mike Impedance for modern Radios
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi John,
>>>>>> I am not sure about if the microphone had power to the element
>>>>>> before
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> rewired it but I was under the impression that microphones for handy
>>>>>> talkies
>>>>>> didn't actually use that style element. I really don't know.
>>>>>> The Heil headset still has good audio. its just physically seen
>>>>>> better
>>>>>> days.
>>>>>> Actually, I am using the Heil adapter to plug the 3.5 MM plug for
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> handy talkie mike in to the Kenwood.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> God bless,
>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>> Jesus Is Lord!
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 10:42 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Mike Impedance for modern Radios
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> if the impedance was off, you'd have low audio but something would
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>> What it might be is, does the mic need power to work? and did you
>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>> it's getting it? Some of those mics need power to the element. Was
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> mic
>>>>>>> working before? Also, what was the problem with the heil mic? it
>>>>>>> wasn't
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> same was it?
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:20 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Mike Impedance for modern Radios
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>> I decided to convert one of my junk box two meter mikes to a
>>>>>>>> mike
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> for my Kenwood TS 440 S. This will hold me over until my Heil head
>>>>>>>> set
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> is repaired. The conversion went smoothly and every thing went well
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> until I tried to use the mike and no audio came out. I am sure the
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> wiring is right. So, I am left with the question of would this be
>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> issue of having the wrong impedance microphone? If so how does one
>>>>>>>> go
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> about changing the impedance?
>>>>>>>> Thank you in advance for your help.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> God bless,
>>>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>>>> Jesus Is Lord!
>>
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