I wanted a desk mic to go along with my KX3 station. Wanted something
more portable than the Heil boom and mic I use on my other radio. I have
experimented with dynamic mics on the KX3 and didn't get the results I
liked but did get very nice results with using 4 CUI electret condenser
mic elements in parallel. I used the CUI CMA-4544PF-W from Digikey and
used a small project circuit board to physically arrange them in a 2 x 2
config. Then I trimmed up the board.
For the mic body I found a unused Shure 522 on ebay (some company had
them for a conference table system and had a great price). The 522 has
an adjustable neck height and a PTT (with lock). I gutted the body and
fitted the new electret element assembly as well as used a 3' TRRS patch
cable that I cut 1 end off for the mic cable, it also had 90 deg ends.
I am pleased with the physical results as well as very good audio
reports I am receiving from the regulars that know my signal, still not
to the level of my FTDX5000MP but getting better with each tweak and DSP
update (using 1.32 which has made a noticeable improvement). I am using
a healthy level of compression and mic gain that shows a solid 5 bars.
--
Gary Mitchelson
NC3Z Davidsonville, MD FM18
NC3Z/4 Pamlico County, NC FM15
www.mitchelson.org
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