All: I am awaiting my 5000A which should ship next week. In preparation I am finalizing what options Ill order from flex with the 5000A. I am confused about the Mic selection and accessories Ill need for the mic. Firstly, I am not very active on HF although I own a Kenwood 2000X. I listen a lot and hope to be more active in digital modes and voice in the future. I am not very familiar with Microphone technology and dont anticipate using fancy speech processing equipment. I do however like to buy the best (budget and wife allowing) so I am focusing on the Heli PR 781. Seems like this is a good mic that would produce excellent audio.
Microphone Questions: 1) Assuming I order the Heli 781 from Flex, will I need the optional $35 cable? I see its a balanced mic with a 3 pin XLR connection. I also see the 5000A has a ¼ balanced input on the rear panel. The cable description on the flex ordering page describes the cable as ¼ but for the front panel connection. Is this an error? 2) I also have a question about the mount. It states an SM3 mount. I assume I would need to purchase a stand that fits an SM3 from Heli or one of the other HAM stores. Any advice and confirmation on what I might need would be welcomed. 3) How is the PTT done with this mic? I assume it would be a GUI button within the application but what if I want traditional PPT on the mic? I see a PTT jack on the rear panel so I assume I would need an additional foot switch or stand that has a switch. Do I need a supported firewire card or can I simply buy a known brand name at the store? I might have to use a notebook to control the 5000A so I may need a PCMCIA/Cardbus unit. Anything I should avoid? Should I get a powerMate or Shuttle Pro. I know that this is a probable a personal preference. I am very familiar with using screen/mouse/keyboard but equally, I like my tuning knob. Any comments or suggestions welcome. Last question How demanding is the Flex 5000A on the PCs sound card. Again I may have to use a recent vintage HP Core2Duo Model 6400 but I am sure the included sound subsystem is limited as its really a business machine. Thoughts, recommendations? I would like to get the second receiver for the 5000A but I know its not available yet. Does anyone have an idea of the cost? Thanks to all and I look forward to giving back to the Flex community as my knowledge grows. Kevin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20071012/5d46a500/attachment.html _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
