I have a couple heil microphones, a heritige and I think a cm4 which has 
the dual cartridge.  The dx one sounds absolutely terrible.  I have no 
idea why anyone would runn that one.  If you want to get on some time 
Phil, I can drag them out and show you what they sound like.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Thu, 1 Jan 
2015, Phil Scovell wrote:

> Thanks, Steve, for that explanation.  I figured it must be something like
> that.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 4:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Heil goldline microphone
>
>
>> Phil,
>>
>> Not sure which ones may be adjustable.   The Gold Line has 2 elements:
>> Wide and Narrow.   I think you can hear clips of each on the Heil site.
>>  The Wide setting  does have more bass and the Narrow is higher and
>> kind of pinched.  Some people use the narrow for DXing, but it's not my
>> cup of tea.  The 2 elements are selected with a toggle switch on the mic
>> body, no other adjustments on the mic.
>>
>>
>> Any other audio adjustments would be done with the radio's bandwidth and
>> EQ settings, or with an external EQ or audio processor if used.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 1/1/2015 3:17 AM, Phil Scovell wrote:
>>> I have listened to bunches of guys using the hail microphones and I know
>>> lots of them are adjustable but the ones I have heard all are too basey.
>>> I've never liked broadcast quality sound, too much base, on a sideband
>>> signal for some reason.  So are the Heil microphones adjustable or am I
>>> just
>>> assuming they are?
>>>
>>> Phil.
>>> K0NX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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