What Kind Of Microphone Do You Prefer

                                          
                                                       

                                                           Very similar to the MC-60

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  I have a Kenwood MC-60 to go with my Kenwood TS-2000 radio. It seems to work just fine. I also have some other microphones such as my D104, Silver Eagle, Turner Super Sidekick and my hand held microphones. The Desktop Microphones came from my 11 meter days since I was 18. They have always done a pretty good job. I do have an adjustment dial that attached to the bottom of the d104 or the silver eagle so I would not have to turn it upside down to adjust the output. There are plenty of Vintage Desktop Microphones that work very well out there for sale.

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 I have seen some different microphones out on the market. One I have seen is by MFJ and is called the Desk Mic Station Console with equalizer and ptt or push to talk. It does get a 4 out 5 in the reviews at Eham.net and the reviews are not that bad. Here is a link to the site http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4648 . It reminds me of a microphone from the past, but I can't remember what it was.
 Some other Microphones that I have seen and look nice are made by Heil. Here is a link to the website http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/products/microphones . I saw them at DX Engineering's website and in their catalog. I myself like the look of the microphone called the Fin. I also like the look of another microphone called the PR 30b. I checked them out at Eham and they have excellent reviews. In fact all of the Heil Microphones have very good reviews.

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  I did see at Eham the K40 Microphone listed. I still have one from my 11 meter days. Maybe I will have to get it out and mess around with it. I also see some microphones made by Marshall. The Marshall Microphones seem to do very well.  The MXL R144 seems to get some good reviews. Here is a link to its webpage http://www.mxlmics.com/microphones/studio/R144/ .  Some of the Yaesu  microphones have some good reviews. Here is a video with Bob Heil demonstrating his microphones http://youtu.be/nwxr57u4lkE . Here is another really good video on Microphones http://youtu.be/_dv1no8cWvU .

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                                               Icom Microphone on left side of Picture

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  There are some Microphone Accessories that may come in handy. There are various pan filters to filter out noise, or covers for your microphone and also various stands. The microphone boom arm looks like a nice idea depending on your type of microphone. There are some nice Heil Microphone Accessories out there on the market.

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  Another type of microphone is built right on the Speaker Headset . They seem to do a pretty good job. I myself don't care for headsets, but if I needed one I could get used to it. There are various types of Headsets and can be for a specific type or brand of radio.

  Well that's my little take on microphones so Thank You for reading. Have a nice day from Dan KC2YTI  73s.