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Bushpilot169
Junior Member
Username: Bushpilot169
Post Number: 38
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 1:13 am: | 
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I have a mic that has on it 600ohm, is this mic better than a stock or a power mic? I also have one that has 700ohm on it. |
Hollowpoint445
Intermediate Member
Username: Hollowpoint445
Post Number: 242
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 1:22 pm: |
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All that means is that the resistance is 600 ohms. It doesn't mean it's better or worse than another microphone.
On most new radios you need a low impedance microphone in the 600 ohm range. 700 ohms should work just fine too. It just needs to be in the general ballpark.
Older radios used high impedance microphones. Some had 50,000 ohm or higher microphone circuits meant to work with either crystal or ceramic element microphones. High impedance microphones were popular because the tube rigs needed a high impedance microphone because of the microphone amplifier circuit which contained tubes.
The human voice is very difficult to reproduce well, and all microphones do a slightly different job. Try them both and see how you sound with each and then use the one that you think sounds best. I use a second radio and tape myself as I use a new microphone. Then I listen to the tape to hear what I sound like on the air. |
Bushpilot169
Junior Member
Username: Bushpilot169
Post Number: 39
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 1:23 am: |
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thanks hollowpoint 445 i'll give it a shot and
see what happens. |
