I've been using the Heil Goldline GM-5 for about a year. It contains two elements that can be toggled with a switch mounted in the lower half of the mic body. The switch makes the HC-5 and a "broadcast" type dynamic element in the base easily selectable. The GM-4 is the same except it contains the HC-4 instead of the HC-5. The cable option for the Kenwood is plug and play for the K2 and K3 radios.
The K3 is simple to configure for the microphone. I started with two TX audio equalizer settings, one for the dynamic and the other for the HC-5. I also have an older Kenwood mic with the HC-4 that was used during initial testing on the K-3. After a few months of trying various combinations of equalizer, mic gain and compression settings, I came to a final arrangement which I only use. Over and over, it is reported that my audio sounds super. The settings are: Mic gain=20, Comp=24, TX Equalizer= flat with 6 dB boast. K3 Config= Mic Low Z, Bias off The broadcast mic requires different settings but it wasn't ever close to the HC-5 for best fidelity and “undistorted” punch. The HC-4 is almost the same but lacks fidelity. Each user should experiment a little to match your own voice characteristics. After 18 months of use my K3 still measures up to all my expectations. 73, John, W1QS s/n 2274 ______________________________________________________________ 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
