Hi Steve. Wanted to chime in and ask what mic have you been using for 
our QSO'S and do you use any equalization?

Your audio usually sounds quite good bbut a bit more articulation grin! 
wouldn't or couldn't hurt.

Will be curious to hear the difference withthe headset.

Don



On 21-Oct-15 1:06 PM, Steve Forst wrote:
> Mike,
>
> I've got an Arlan Radiosport. These are over the ear, with some serious
> cushions to block   any noise in the room. It's personal preference, but
> I want to be isolated from the world  when playing radio. They are built
> like a tank, and are pretty hefty, but if adjusted right and balanced
> right on the head, no problems for many hours of constant use. Of
> course, as they say, no brain, no pain.
>
> They have several different mic options, and this is a standard
> communications grade mic.
>
> In the past, I've used a Heil Pro Set Plus. It wasn't cheap, and wasn't
> flimsy, but it still broke a number of times. It wentback to heil once
> for repair, and I ttweaked it a few times. I got a lot of use out of it,
> but wasn't 100 percent pleased.
>
> Also have a Yamaha, which I pretty much only use on the Friday night
> echolink net. This one doesn't seal around the ears as much as I like.
> It has a very hot electret mic that requires the mic gain on the Kenwood
> to be backed way down. It's not bad, but I prefer the RX of the Arlan.
> Jury is still out on the TX of the Arlen until I have run it in a contest.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
>
>
>
> On 10/21/2015 12:09 PM, Michael Ryan wrote:
>> Steve:
>> What's the headset mic your playing with? I gotta Apex 850 studio mic which
>> has a freq response of 80HZ-15KHZ. I tested it out on  a mixer in the store
>> with all setting to flat to hear my natural voice and its sounds very nice
>> an crisp. Great articulation to use the Heil term. LOL
>> I needed a boom mic where I have my desk remodeled in the spare room in the
>> cottage and I no longer have room for a conventional desktop ham mic,
>> coupled with my laptop and phone for loging. I use the phone as a portable
>> hot spot and N3FJP software on the laptop connected to it.
>> I am now putting together my Xmas list list and I would really like a
>> comfortable headset with nice audio on the mic. I only paid 70 bucks for
>> the mic and cable so I'm hoping it will be a nice stop gap until I can
>> afford a really nice headset. Don't really like the Pro Micro Duel I have,
>> it falls off my head and the audio is just ok from the reports. Not sure if
>> I'll unload it, won't get back nearly the 150CAN it cost me 2 Xmas's ago,
>> well Santa, LOL.
>>
>> 73:
>> Mike DE VO1AX
>>
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