[Flexradio] Flex 3000 and DXEngineering RTR-1A Receive Antenna Interface
Thanks guys for your replies. Mike, I took the more expensive route of purchasing the manufactured item. I do have a tendency to pay for convenience. The RTR is working great. - Hunter K3IE Sent from my iPhone ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?
Well, I am finally getting around to buying a mike for my Flex 3000. Have really enjoyed CW and some of the digital modes with it for the last two years and would like to give SSB a shot. The last mike I bought was a D-104, and the last phone entry in my logs dates to the 70s. So, just wondering what the Flex users have found to be a good choice. Doubt that I will use it a bunch, so would probably go for something other than top of the line, studio grade. Thanks for any suggestions. 73, Tom K1FR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?
This will open a big can of worms,. :) But, you will find the the Heil mics are purpose designed for SSB communications. Every ham needs to listen to Bob on Triagulation http://twit.tv/tri8 ... it is a long podcast, but the discussion on Bell Labs was very cool. Mike va3mw On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 9:29 AM, TM tm.st...@verizon.net wrote: Well, I am finally getting around to buying a mike for my Flex 3000. Have really enjoyed CW and some of the digital modes with it for the last two years and would like to give SSB a shot. The last mike I bought was a D-104, and the last phone entry in my logs dates to the 70s. So, just wondering what the Flex users have found to be a good choice. Doubt that I will use it a bunch, so would probably go for something other than top of the line, studio grade. Thanks for any suggestions. 73, Tom K1FR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] mic for 3000
I use the Heil Pro40. With the right eq, I don't think you can beat it. It's built like a tank and makes no apologies. Also, a British made Pop Filter available for this mic will bring out the best. Jim Broaddus de nx4e Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. Try it. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT2 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?
10 guys will offer up at least 12-15 opinions. I use a Heil PR 40. I get good audio reports. Fellow Flexers have recorded and rebroadcast me so I could hear myself and it sounded (for better or worse) just like what I have come to know is my voice. I have heard other Flexers using Heil PR 40 and they sounded broadcast quality and this was without a bunch of high dollar accessory audio gear. Of course if you go for the penetrating DX sound (like fingernails on the chalkboard) the PR 40 will still work but its quality is wasted, in my less than humble opinion. I'm sure there are other solutions that would be satisfactory. I haven't tried a lot of mikes on my F5KA. The PR 40 was suggested to me. I liked the ones I heard on the air. I bought one and am completely satisfied. A quote from a fictional doctor on Mash (TV not movie), I do one thing, I do it well, I move on. I can only sound so much like myself. I can only be 100% satisfied. Again, there are probably other good answers but I have other problems to work on and consider the mike issue solved. Best of luck to you and 73 Patrick AF5CK -Original Message- From: Michael Walker Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 10:08 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation? This will open a big can of worms,. :) But, you will find the the Heil mics are purpose designed for SSB communications. Every ham needs to listen to Bob on Triagulation http://twit.tv/tri8 ... it is a long podcast, but the discussion on Bell Labs was very cool. Mike va3mw On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 9:29 AM, TM tm.st...@verizon.net wrote: Well, I am finally getting around to buying a mike for my Flex 3000. Have really enjoyed CW and some of the digital modes with it for the last two years and would like to give SSB a shot. The last mike I bought was a D-104, and the last phone entry in my logs dates to the 70s. So, just wondering what the Flex users have found to be a good choice. Doubt that I will use it a bunch, so would probably go for something other than top of the line, studio grade. Thanks for any suggestions. 73, Tom K1FR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ No infections found in this incoming message Scanned by iolo System Shield http://www.iolo.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?
Mike, VA3MW Thanks for the link. What a history Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Michael Walker Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 8:08 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation? This will open a big can of worms,. :) But, you will find the the Heil mics are purpose designed for SSB communications. Every ham needs to listen to Bob on Triagulation http://twit.tv/tri8 ... it is a long podcast, but the discussion on Bell Labs was very cool. Mike va3mw On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 9:29 AM, TM tm.st...@verizon.net wrote: Well, I am finally getting around to buying a mike for my Flex 3000. Have really enjoyed CW and some of the digital modes with it for the last two years and would like to give SSB a shot. The last mike I bought was a D-104, and the last phone entry in my logs dates to the 70s. So, just wondering what the Flex users have found to be a good choice. Doubt that I will use it a bunch, so would probably go for something other than top of the line, studio grade. Thanks for any suggestions. 73, Tom K1FR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?
For an excellent guide to setting up a Flex audio chain see this YouTube video. http://www.eteksciki.info/video/2trJjUObLkY.html There are enough adjustments in the embedded mixers and equalizers that most microphones can be made to sound great! If you don't overdrive the DIGITAL audio chain. Also, for a textual copy of these adjustments see: http://www.w1aex.com/psdrgain/psdrgain.html Joe - KC2TN Sent from my iPad On Oct 31, 2013, at 9:29 AM, TM tm.st...@verizon.net wrote: Well, I am finally getting around to buying a mike for my Flex 3000. Have really enjoyed CW and some of the digital modes with it for the last two years and would like to give SSB a shot. The last mike I bought was a D-104, and the last phone entry in my logs dates to the 70s. So, just wondering what the Flex users have found to be a good choice. Doubt that I will use it a bunch, so would probably go for something other than top of the line, studio grade. Thanks for any suggestions. 73, Tom K1FR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Personally, it is about getting the message through. I just ran CQWW and I know that if I had not used the HC5 element (really sharp and annoying) there are many stations that would have not copied me. I also can honestly say that those that were using a DX like shaping, I had problems copying. There is no 1 perfect element (just like a swiss army knife).You need different 'shapes' for different tasks. Listen to this about the HC6. Pay attention to how each of his shapes sound. http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/press/hc6.mp3 I recorded all of my 1600 QSO's from CQWW. I will try to find some great DX audio and some really bad DX audio. It won't be until next week though. When I do, I will share them. Mike va3mw On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 4:36 PM, KC2TN kc...@comcast.net wrote: For an excellent guide to setting up a Flex audio chain see this YouTube video. http://www.eteksciki.info/video/2trJjUObLkY.html There are enough adjustments in the embedded mixers and equalizers that most microphones can be made to sound great! If you don't overdrive the DIGITAL audio chain. Also, for a textual copy of these adjustments see: http://www.w1aex.com/psdrgain/psdrgain.html Joe - KC2TN Sent from my iPad On Oct 31, 2013, at 9:29 AM, TM tm.st...@verizon.net wrote: Well, I am finally getting around to buying a mike for my Flex 3000. Have really enjoyed CW and some of the digital modes with it for the last two years and would like to give SSB a shot. The last mike I bought was a D-104, and the last phone entry in my logs dates to the 70s. So, just wondering what the Flex users have found to be a good choice. Doubt that I will use it a bunch, so would probably go for something other than top of the line, studio grade. Thanks for any suggestions. 73, Tom K1FR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?
Don't you think a good Hi-Fi mike that accurately reproduces the sound field driving it is all the mike you need? Once you have an accurate electronic representation of the actual audio you can process/distort it in any way needed/wanted. It isn't required to have a mike distorted in some particular way to get the final distorted audio desired. There is no sound quality reproduced by any microphone that can not, in theory, be electronically manufactured from a starting point of an accurate Hi-Fi representation of the original sound field (operator's voice.) There was a time when shortcomings in what was doable in electronic processing of a microphone signal made selecting microphones with some special distortion built in a necessity to achieve certain desired, for whatever reason, distortions of the true audio input. Back in the olden times when I couldn't afford fancy audio processor equipment to compete with or emulate the DX gurus I'd just tuck a stick in the waist band of my jockey shorts, take it up like a tourniquet about 5-9 revolutions (depending on the desired effect) and then shout into the microphone through a toilet paper tube. On-air comparisons rated my thrifty approach the equivalent of the big guru's RF processors, companders, and compressors. Patrick AF5CK -Original Message- From: Michael Walker Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 3:51 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation? I'm glad you enjoyed it. Personally, it is about getting the message through. I just ran CQWW and I know that if I had not used the HC5 element (really sharp and annoying) there are many stations that would have not copied me. I also can honestly say that those that were using a DX like shaping, I had problems copying. There is no 1 perfect element (just like a swiss army knife).You need different 'shapes' for different tasks. Listen to this about the HC6. Pay attention to how each of his shapes sound. http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/press/hc6.mp3 I recorded all of my 1600 QSO's from CQWW. I will try to find some great DX audio and some really bad DX audio. It won't be until next week though. When I do, I will share them. Mike va3mw On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 4:36 PM, KC2TN kc...@comcast.net wrote: For an excellent guide to setting up a Flex audio chain see this YouTube video. http://www.eteksciki.info/video/2trJjUObLkY.html There are enough adjustments in the embedded mixers and equalizers that most microphones can be made to sound great! If you don't overdrive the DIGITAL audio chain. Also, for a textual copy of these adjustments see: http://www.w1aex.com/psdrgain/psdrgain.html Joe - KC2TN Sent from my iPad On Oct 31, 2013, at 9:29 AM, TM tm.st...@verizon.net wrote: Well, I am finally getting around to buying a mike for my Flex 3000. Have really enjoyed CW and some of the digital modes with it for the last two years and would like to give SSB a shot. The last mike I bought was a D-104, and the last phone entry in my logs dates to the 70s. So, just wondering what the Flex users have found to be a good choice. Doubt that I will use it a bunch, so would probably go for something other than top of the line, studio grade. Thanks for any suggestions. 73, Tom K1FR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ No infections found in this incoming message Scanned by iolo System Shield http://www.iolo.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
