They can be OK if used at very close spacing to the intended sound
source; the reduced gain needed at the rig input can help reduce
reflections, blower noise and unwanted vox action. This is workable with
a fist microphone but counterproductive in a desk microphone unless you
want neck problems.
Outside amateur radio, in the course of a 35 year broadcast career I can
only recall having used omnis as 'personal' mikes. Cardioid,
hypercardiod and even figure of 8 patterns were more common.
With a group in a circle you might prefer to drop in a cardioid from
overhead to use the circular pattern at 90 degrees off axis with
echo/noise rejection at 180 degrees'off the top'.
Close spacing to cardioids can exhibit a degree of added sensitivity to
low frequencies that is easily eq-ed out - or even more added if you are
an essb proponent.
73
Pete, G4PLZ
Rob Atkinson, K5UJ wrote:
I'm interested in knowing what application omni directional mics have in
ham radio as I can't think of any off-hand. I'm aware of their
usefulness in recording where say, you have one with a choral group
standing around it in a circle, but in ham radio I can't think of any
advantage to omni-directional. In my basement it would just pick up a
lot of echo off the walls, and noise from various fans and blowers.
73
rob / k5uj
<<<We've made an error in the way the microphone was designated on our
website and literature - the 708 and 709 series microphones are
omni-directionals. Everywhere I've looked, it says "uni-directional"
except on the base of the production microphone itself, which reads
(correctly) "omni-directional".>>>
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