Richard,
I agree with what you have said. I will make a point to use your suggestion
when on the air. I also appsheate you taking the time to pass on your
expertise in this area to educate the Ham Radio community. But just remember
it's Ham radio, we are not professionals.
73’s
Rich, WD6DOK
On Aug 24, 2014, at 6:02 PM, Richards <jrichards@k8jhr.com> wrote:
> Agreed... all points. YES, a wind screen is a good plan, for both audio
> quality and sanitation... and a little care in mic placement can also be a
> huge help.
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> One of the most common ham radio mistakes (I think) is poor headset
> microphone placement. It should be placed to the side, just off the corner
> of the mouth, where one is far less likely to breath, puff and pop into
> it... but not too far out, just enough to the side to be clear of your
> breathing.
>
> BUT THE WORST ASPECT IS that PRODUCT PHOTOS AND SALES LITERATURE OFTEN DEPICT
> THE MICROPHONE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SPEAKER'S MOUTH AND RIGHT UNDER HIS NOSE
> - and that makes it difficult to convince operators to move it over and out
> of the way. This is another example of Marketing having NO CLUE what
> Engineering is doing. Even companies producing speech recognition software,
> and companies making commercial phone center headsets, have marketing photos
> depicting the microphone RIGHT UNDER THEIR NOSES... (pun intended) where it
> is most likely to pick up huffs, puffs and especially pops from plosives like
> P and T and B, etc.
>
> One of my biggest pet peeves in ham radio is the old timer who huffs, puffs
> and pops his way through a conversation about how to be a good operator.
> Ohhhh ... that really burns me up! (Say this last line aloud in your best
> Yosemite Sam voice...) ;-)
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> On 8/24/2014 5:16 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> For ham applications, I generally agree, although the windscreen can make a
>> big difference in breath pops and spittiness. To me, the most difficult
>> things to get right are comfort, build quality, isolation from room sounds,
>> and headphone quality. I'd be surprised if the cost of electret element in
>> the most expensive ham mic exceeds $0.50.
>>
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