Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?

2013-11-01 Thread TM
All: Wow! Thanks for the many great replies to my request for help - both via the list as well as several direct. This is one great list, populated a bunch of super helpful hams. Planning on devoting the weekend to CW Sweepstakes and then getting down to making the selection of a mike. Hope to

Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?

2013-11-01 Thread Bill Bordy, NJ1H
My on air experiments verify Patrick's statements below. I have used standard computer headsets and used the PowerSDR audio shaping to "distort" my signal for signal punch and quality. I got the same "great audio" comments with those mikes as I did with with my Heil BM-10 mike. I have never rec

Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?

2013-11-01 Thread Mike va3mw
I am happy to hear that everyone is learning something about transmitted audio. It can be a can or worms dicussion. :) I just purchased a Koss headset with a boom mic for about $30. I love the headset, but the mic audio is really muddy. I don't have it in front of me, but I think it was cal

[Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?

2013-11-01 Thread Randy Hall
I have been running a Heil PR 40 for almost a year and love it. I set the Transmit filter at 80 and 3080 to use the full 3000 cycles of SSB and then adjust with the equalizer to fit my voice, usually in a curve that looks somewhat like a smile. As a backup mic, I have a MLX 990 (requires a power

Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?

2013-11-01 Thread GARY HUBER
You cannot pass any of the high end frequencies of the PR40. If your transmission BW is 2.5 kHZ, and the low frequency roll off is 200 Hz, the high end frequency to be transmitted is 2700 Hz. Everything from 3000 Hz to 16000 Hz is left in the mic cable. Still it’s a nice microphone if you s

[Flexradio] Microphones

2013-11-01 Thread Harry Hahn
I use a PR40, But if you want a pleasant, inexpensive alternative, try a Behringer 8500. It's about 26 bucks at Musicians Friend and I bet you cannot tell the difference on the air. Harry W9BR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.bi

Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?

2013-11-01 Thread Robert Costa
I personally have a PR40 for my Flex5K. I was instructed to use the TX EQ and compander to tailor the audio on the 5K. I have been told that my audio was distorted with the TX EQ and compander. The audio on the PR40 seems very pleasant without adding any external tailoring, as I have been told b

Re: [Flexradio] Microphone Recommendation?

2013-11-01 Thread Patrick Greenlee
Mike, I played the sounds on the Heil site url you supplied. I sort of agree with your Swiss Army knife comment but not in the way I think you intended it. I agree that different "colorations" (eq's) are needed for different purposes. This can be approached by selecting from a huge array of a