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
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