just on mikes, on the back of my yaesu, there's what looks like a cannon 
plug.
as you're looking at the back of the radio. with the back facing you so 
that the so239 is on your left, on the right hand side of the back 
pannel there are some plugs in a virtical line.
the top two are RCA and I suspect one of them is for a phone patch. I'm 
not too sure what the other is for. there is a 3.5 MM headfone jack 
which I have an external speaker connected to. there's a quarter inch 
jack for a straight key and this 8 pin thing underneath that. could the 
8 pin plug be for a studio or vocal mike of some description? or, could 
I attach something to the phone patch and make use of the audio from there?
thanks in advance.
rig is a yaesu ft201

Shaun
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On 3/04/2008 8:15 PM, the old scribe known as Colin McDonald was able to 
impart this pearl of wisdom:
> any studio mike will sound pretty decent on SSB.
> Most studio mikes, even the cheap ones will give you an audio frequency
> range of at least 50HZ to 16KHZ.
> Since your typical 2.7K maximum band width on ssb will be quite a bit
> narrower then that, you can be sure that the mike will give a good flat
> response within the bandwidth that  the radio puts out.
> Audio technica, V-tech, AKG, CAD, Nady, shure, among several others all sell
> quality studio mikes for around 30 to 60 bucks.
> If you want a really high quality mike for vocal audio, the shure beta-58 is
> about the best on the market right now under $500.
> It's around the same price as the Heil Gold line, in the $150 to $199 range.
> The idea is to have as flat a response out of the microphone as possible,
> and then contour the response with a graphic Equalizer.
> Some of the cheaper mikes will have bumps at 1K or 2K to increase
> intelegability on a PA, but the better ones will be flat.
> I use a shure sm 158 from time to time on the ts2000 straight in and get
> good results.
> 
> Look around for an old style desk lamp that has a double action boom on it.
> They often have a shelf clamp on one end, and you can modify the other end
> to hold a mike clip.
> You should be able to locate a goose neck with a clamp on one end for studio
> control room or DJ use.
> Sometimes you have to get a few different parts and build the thing to suit
> your needs.
> 
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:09 PM
> Subject: Microphone question
> 
> 
>> Hi all, I'm sure someone in here has to be using a broadcast mic, or heil
>> gold line, mic, either with their ham radio station, or for music, or
> maybe
>> broadcast radio. I just picked one up, that MC-60 really got on my nerves,
> I
>> could not get it like I wanted with out bypassing the base completely, so
>> W2IHY suggested a professional mic that's very inexpensive and sounds
> great.
>> Looks like it's a lot more expensive than it is too, I mean, I paid $30
>> including shipping for the thing and the audio reports are incredible.
>> Reviews on www.eham.net are as well. Anyway, I'm looking for a decent, not
>> too expensive boom mount. Something I can clamp to my desk and it will put
>> the mic right in front of me. I've looked and I'm not sure what's what but
>> this little desk stand I have really stinks and I'd like something that I
>> can bring in front of me a little closer when I sit back and relax in my
>> chair. Does anyone know of anything like that I might look in to? I'm sure
>> there is such a thing but I've never looked before and some things sound
>> close but I'm not sure and can't spend money to find out it's not even
> close
>> as it sounds. Thanks.
>> John Miller N1UMJ
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>>
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