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Heil Upgrade (lemmy.radio)

submitted 1 year ago by NI6V@lemmy.radio to c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio

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I have an FT-891 and I noticed I have to jack my mic gain way up to get any output on the radio. I am considering a Heil headset. I generally use apple ear pods to listen to the radio, so the experience might not be all that different. Anyway, I noticed there is an 2 different microphone offerings. Which one should I go with?

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[–] AE8RL@lemmy.radio 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The iC Electret element is a condenser mic, and requires power from the radio. As far as I know, only Elecraft and Icom radios are designed to do that, so you'd want the Dynamic element. Remember to budget for the correct adaptor and some sort of PTT switch - I personally prefer a footswitch to keep my hands free for logging.

[–] NI6V@lemmy.radio 1 points 1 year ago

Thank You.