[Elecraft] K3: Heil PR20 Microphone

2011-09-13 Thread Howard Ashcraft
I purchased a Heil PR20 microphone after comparing sound quality with several other options. To my ear, it had a nice combination of clarity and fullness. However, I am getting relatively low output from the mic and consequently low drive to the K3/100. With the microphone configuration on hi

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Heil PR20 Microphone

2011-09-13 Thread Rick Prather
Howard, I am using a PR20 and am able to run my mic gain at about 20. I use it on the FP set on H and the onboard preamp turned on ( press 7 ) BTW, I have tried several mics and use the Yamaha CM500 for DX'ing but for rag chewing the PR20 consistently generates the best reports. Rick K6LE

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Heil PR20 Microphone

2011-09-13 Thread Dennis Moore
I'm also using the PR20. FP:H, Mic Gain to 31, Cmp to 18, and I consistently get good audio reports rag chewing or DX. 73, Dennis NJ6G On 9/13/2011 7:03 AM, Howard Ashcraft wrote: I purchased a Heil PR20 microphone after comparing sound quality with several other options. To my ear, it had a

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Heil PR20 Microphone

2011-09-13 Thread n...@verizon.net
Sent from my LG phone Rick Prather k6limae...@gmail.com wrote: Howard, I am using a PR20 and am able to run my mic gain at about 20. I use it on the FP set on H and the onboard preamp turned on ( press 7 ) BTW, I have tried several mics and use the Yamaha CM500 for DX'ing but for rag

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Heil PR20 Microphone

2011-09-13 Thread Jim Hoge
Are you running the mic into the rear panel? If so, check your wiring. I ran into this problem. You will need either jumper shield and ground or reverse the two wires as the 1/8 mic jack is mono, not stereo. 73, Jim W5QM

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Heil PR20 Microphone

2011-09-13 Thread Don Wilhelm
Jim, The rear mic jack itself is stereo, but the signal path is mono - which means only the tip and shell are connected in the jack (no connection to the ring). OTOH, if the mic plug is stereo and connects only to tip and ring instead of tip and shell, then there will be no connection for one

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Heil PR20 Microphone

2011-09-13 Thread Don Wilhelm
Howard, The problem may be your microphone cable wiring. I will try to cover the three possible cases I know about for connecting a balanced mic to an unbalanced input. The Heil PR20 microphone uses an XLR connector to connect to the mic cord - two balanced wires on pins 2 and 3 plus the

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Heil PR20 Microphone

2011-09-13 Thread Dennis Moore
On 9/13/2011 8:17 AM, Dennis Moore wrote: I'm also using the PR20. FP:H, Mic Gain to 31, Cmp to 18, and I consistently get good audio reports rag chewing or DX. Didn't mention, for my front panel connection I'm using the CC-1-K Kenwood cable. You don't mention how you have yours connected. 73,