Hi folks, I just got back from a weekend camping and hiking with my KX2. This was the first time I took the KX2 out with the bigger CS80 soft case, and I used the extra room mostly to carry my MH3 mic, which I kept when I sold my KX3. I thought I'd share my experiences, as they might be useful to other (potential) KX2 owners.
I found that the coil on the MH3's cable is sufficiently stiff as to move the KX2 almost as soon as it's put under any tension. This forces you to either hold down the KX2, which means you can't take notes, or hold the mic quite close to the KX2. If you're going to arrange your operating position to have your KX2 near your mouth anyway, I would consider one of these $5 wonders: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EQ6E9E This will free up a bunch of room in your case, allowing you to either downsize to the CS40, or carry a bunch of extra radials in the CS80. I'm also going to look into making a switchable loading coil that will fit in the CS80 and make my 29' wire tune up on 80m. This isn't a knock on the MH3, nor on any other operating setup. It worked great with my heavier KX3, and I'm sure there are many other setups (mobile, in particular) where the MH3 would be the ideal mic for the KX2. For KX2 portable, though, I'd probably try something else. Bruce ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
