RE: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-16 Thread -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.-
Jim, Thanks for the information on the mic you are using. Greg N3TU Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:34:32 -0800 From: ml-user+39520-1102585...@n2.nabble.com To: connectme...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:23:39 -0800 (PST), -.-. --.-N3TU

RE: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-15 Thread David Ricketts
http://www.audiosystemsgroup.com/HamInterfacing.pdf David (M6SPV) From: j...@audiosystemsgroup.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:33:50 -0800 Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade See http://HamInterfacing.pdf for details and a list of other great pro mics

RE: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-15 Thread Jim Brown
On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:42:24 -0800, Dick Dievendorff wrote: Is that URL right? http://HamInterfacing.pdf gives me HTTP 404 errors. OOPS! http://audiosystemsgroup.com/HamInterfacing.pdf 73, Jim K9YC ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

RE: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-15 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:02:20 -0500, Phil LaMarche wrote: How about the RE 27 on the K3? ANY variable-D mic will work very well with a K3. The RE27 is a variable-D mic and a variation on the RE20 that uses a neodymium magnet. It's a very good mic, but overkill. I own several RE20s, RE27s, and

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-15 Thread Paul Christensen
666, the original Buchannan hammer (so named because Lou Burroughs, co-founder of the company, demoed its ruggedness by driving a nail with it) was one of the first variable-D mics. Both the 666 and it's lower priced cousin, the 664 are also great choices for the K3. As is the EV 635A and

RE: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-15 Thread Bill NY9H
But The Neumann looks so cool, and the dynamic range will do sound so great ... aside from the silky smooth freq response... ;) bill At 10:29 AM 12/15/2008, Jim Brown wrote: On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:02:20 -0500, Phil LaMarche wrote: How about the RE 27 on the K3?

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-15 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:26:22 -0500, Paul Christensen wrote: the 664 are also great choices for the K3. As is the EV 635A and they're plentiful on the used market. The 635A is an omnidirectional mic (picks up equally well from all directions). It would sound great in a quiet shack, but has no

RE: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-15 Thread Gary Smith
There is another caveat with the TLM-103 others have alluded to that is the off axis response. If you're not using an amplifier, you'd be OK but the cardioid pattern of the 103 accompanied by the off axis response will pick up the blower noise from the amplifier quite clearly. I use a pair

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-15 Thread ON4WIX
/OR4W - Original Message - From: Gary Smith g...@doctorgary.net To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 8:03 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade There is another caveat with the TLM-103 others have alluded to that is the off axis response. If you're not using

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-15 Thread Paul Christensen
The 635A is an omnidirectional mic (picks up equally well from all directions). It would sound great in a quiet shack, but has no directivity to reject background noise. Excellent point, Jim. For many shacks, that can make a good deal of difference -- and if we were to bullet-point of list of

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-14 Thread David Fleming
I use a TLM-103 for audio recording. It's truly a wonderful mic for recording vocals and acoustic guitar. But dang, Man! Ain't that a bit overkill? ;) David, W4SMT --- On Sun, 12/14/08, -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- connectme...@hotmail.com wrote: From: -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.-

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-14 Thread Gary Smith
I have a couple of these mics. The one problem you'll find imediately is you need phantom power for them. If you use a mixer board, you likely already have phantom power on it. I use a Mackie 1402 VLZ Pro but you can get a cheaper model on ebay. Or you can simply get a phantom power supply

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-14 Thread Don Wilhelm
David, You cannot use that microphone directly on the K3 because it requires phantom voltage (24 to 48 volts across the balanced lines). You can certainly use the microphone on a mixer (Behringer 802 for example) that does provide phantom voltage and feed the output of the mixer to the K3

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Upgrade

2008-12-14 Thread Jim Brown
On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:23:39 -0800 (PST), -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- wrote: Does anyone have a commercial mic on their K3? I was thinking of getting a Neumann TLM-103. Is it a lot of trouble to get this condenser mic working on Yes, it is a LOT of trouble, and a complete waste of money for ham