[Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
I bought a Heil HM-10-5 mic back in 2000 when I bought my FT-847. This is the original style that sets in a cradle stand. I chose the HC-5 element for good voice fidelity and always get good reports. When I bought the K3/10 I contacted HRO for the correct connector cable. Turns out that the standard Kenwood cable CC-1XLR-K, with the red connector is perfect for the K3 (HRO price $35.95). 73, Ed - KL7UW -- Message: 7 Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT) From: John Lawrence j...@hughes.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 215460679.155598.1275590952889.javamail.m...@webmail01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Egads, $35 + shipping for a 6 cable that can be made for a few bux. What a rip off. 73 de Brian/K3KO Turns out that the standard Kenwood cable CC-1XLR-K, with the red connector is perfect for the K3 (HRO price $35.95). __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Well, maybe. But there are people that don't have the time/skill but have the money and are willing to pay the price ;) 73, Tony W7GO Brian Alsop wrote: Egads, $35 + shipping for a 6 cable that can be made for a few bux. What a rip off. 73 de Brian/K3KO Turns out that the standard Kenwood cable CC-1XLR-K, with the red connector is perfect for the K3 (HRO price $35.95). __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Cost of labor and a commercial retail source. For a while DIY wasn't that much of a difference. 73, Guy. On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Tony Morgan 1desertdwel...@gmail.com wrote: Well, maybe. But there are people that don't have the time/skill but have the money and are willing to pay the price ;) 73, Tony W7GO Brian Alsop wrote: Egads, $35 + shipping for a 6 cable that can be made for a few bux. What a rip off. 73 de Brian/K3KO Turns out that the standard Kenwood cable CC-1XLR-K, with the red connector is perfect for the K3 (HRO price $35.95). __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
A CC-1XLR-K isn't just a 6 cable. It's an 8 footer using high quality mic cable with a 3 pin XLR connector on one end and an 8 pin mic connector with 1/4 PTT plug on the other end. Well worth it to me... Rick K6LE On 6/5/2010, at 4:35 , Brian Alsop wrote: Egads, $35 + shipping for a 6 cable that can be made for a few bux. What a rip off. 73 de Brian/K3KO Turns out that the standard Kenwood cable CC-1XLR-K, with the red connector is perfect for the K3 (HRO price $35.95). __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
For as little as $50.00 plus postage you can get a Yamaha CM-500 that sounds terrific and is Plug N Play...now that's a better deal... Just my 2 cents worth, you can keep the change...(Grin) Gary VK4FD - Portable - always On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 6:47 AM, Rick Prather k6limae...@gmail.com wrote: A CC-1XLR-K isn't just a 6 cable. It's an 8 footer using high quality mic cable with a 3 pin XLR connector on one end and an 8 pin mic connector with 1/4 PTT plug on the other end. Well worth it to me... Rick K6LE On 6/5/2010, at 4:35 , Brian Alsop wrote: Egads, $35 + shipping for a 6 cable that can be made for a few bux. What a rip off. 73 de Brian/K3KO Turns out that the standard Kenwood cable CC-1XLR-K, with the red connector is perfect for the K3 (HRO price $35.95). __ 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 __ 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 -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Same here. HC-5, Mic Gain 22, Comp 24 then tweak TX eq to suit voice. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT), John Lawrence wrote: I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
If I would set mic gain to 22 with my HC5 I would overmodulate. In my case gain 12 and comp 25 is just fine, however it might differ with how one sets the TX EQ. With this setting I get full PEP power. / Jim SM2EKM -- On 2010-06-04 10:28, Stewart wrote: Same here. HC-5, Mic Gain 22, Comp 24 then tweak TX eq to suit voice. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT), John Lawrence wrote: I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
l liked HC5 because it did not need any equalization (except during contest) and had low noise pickup. Mic gain about 17. Comp set to 15-20 during causal QSO, 24 when DXing or poor propagation, and 28-30 when contesting or in pileup. Ignacy, NO9E -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-with-Heil-HC-5-tp5136423p5139207.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Maybe I'm loosing my voice as well as my memory with age... Stewart G3RXQ On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:40:03 +0200, Jan Erik Holm wrote: If I would set mic gain to 22 with my HC5 I would overmodulate. In my case gain 12 and comp 25 is just fine, however it might differ with how one sets the TX EQ. With this setting I get full PEP power. / Jim SM2EKM -- On 2010-06-04 10:28, Stewart wrote: Same here. HC-5, Mic Gain 22, Comp 24 then tweak TX eq to suit voice. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT), John Lawrence wrote: I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Isn't there a high and low gain setting, besides just the numerical gain?? :-) - Original Message - From: Stewart stew...@baker.nildram.co.uk To: Jan Erik Holm sm2...@telia.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5 Maybe I'm loosing my voice as well as my memory with age... Stewart G3RXQ On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:40:03 +0200, Jan Erik Holm wrote: If I would set mic gain to 22 with my HC5 I would overmodulate. In my case gain 12 and comp 25 is just fine, however it might differ with how one sets the TX EQ. With this setting I get full PEP power. / Jim SM2EKM -- On 2010-06-04 10:28, Stewart wrote: Same here. HC-5, Mic Gain 22, Comp 24 then tweak TX eq to suit voice. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT), John Lawrence wrote: I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
Yes With mic sel displayed tap 1 to toggle between hi and low. Enjoying breakfast on the way to seapac. :) 73 Greg Sent from my iPhone On Jun 4, 2010, at 9:47 AM, Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com wrote: Isn't there a high and low gain setting, besides just the numerical gain?? :-) - Original Message - From: Stewart stew...@baker.nildram.co.uk To: Jan Erik Holm sm2...@telia.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5 Maybe I'm loosing my voice as well as my memory with age... Stewart G3RXQ On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:40:03 +0200, Jan Erik Holm wrote: If I would set mic gain to 22 with my HC5 I would overmodulate. In my case gain 12 and comp 25 is just fine, however it might differ with how one sets the TX EQ. With this setting I get full PEP power. / Jim SM2EKM -- On 2010-06-04 10:28, Stewart wrote: Same here. HC-5, Mic Gain 22, Comp 24 then tweak TX eq to suit voice. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:49:12 + (GMT), John Lawrence wrote: I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ 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 __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] K3 with Heil HC-5
I've settled down on the HC-5 as the best sounding SSB TX audio. It was after spending the time to determine that this was the right answer for the K3. The TX equalizer should be tailored based on your own voice to give it the best fidelity. Because of my great audio, I get asked what mic I'm using on many occasions. Mic Gain setting:19 Compression setting: 24 Good luck 73, John, W!QS __ 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
