Hi John,
I have the impedance switch set to high impedance because the mic drives the
rig a little better. The mic is in high impedance mode when the little
switch is moved closest to the other switch or the mic head.
Bob Tinney, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Why a Desk mic?
Just a tip, on the MC-60A, if you set the impedance switch, the little one
on top farther to the back, not the transmit lock switch but the smaller
farther back one in the opposite position then they recommend on HF radios,
it drives a little better, or a lot better depending on the radio.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 12:34 AM
Subject: Re: Why a Desk mic?
> Hi Lou,
>
> I'm running the MC60A and I also had to run a ground wire from the mic
> case
> to the transceiver's case. I find that if I turn the amplifier off on my
> mic, I can't reliably trip my VOX. I'm using the mic with a TS2000.
> Bob Tinney, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 10:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Why a Desk mic?
>
>
> Hi folks.
>
> I've only run a half dozen or so desk mics over the last 25 years on HF,
> but what I've found is that every time I tried to use a preamplified mic,
> I
> had nothing but trouble with RF getting back into the mic. The worst mic
> that I had in that department was a Shure 526T preamplified desk mic,
> which
> was just horrible.
>
> I run the unamplified version of the MC-60A. Mine is the original MC-60,
> and I've had pretty good luck with it. Ironically, I had the MC60A prior
> to getting the MC60, but I had a preamp call it quits, and a fellow ham
> sold me the MC60, which I've enjoyed very much.
>
>
>
> I'd like to try one of the Heil mics, especially on the Icom 706 Mk II G
> which I presently only have the original hand mic with. I don't tend to
> like the sound of hand mics. The MC43S that came with my Kenwood TS690S
> was the worst. Talk about no fidelity.
>
> Anyway, another trick I've used to check out how a mic sounds is to take a
> communications receiver, without an antenna and tune it to the frequency
> that I am transmitting on, and with a good pair of headphones, I can at
> least get an idea what the mic sounds like. Unfortunately, because I
> don't
> have deep enough pockets for the really nice HF radios, I do not have a
> monitor function on any of my radios, so I use the receiver with no
> antenna
> to check out what sounds like on the air.
>
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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