FORGET everything I said.. The Heil mic does NOT have a "normal"
3-pin XLR connector, as I thought. It has a 4-pin XLR connector.
This is often used for power connections in audio work, from what I
read. So, a 4-pin extender cable might not be shielded properly for
audio. Looks like you need to make your own. The connectors are
available.
Sorry for the confusion!
73 Martin AA6E
On 6/7/05, Duane A Calvin <ac5aa@juno.com> wrote:
> Hi Martin,
> I'm very concerned that the shielding and build quality on Rad
> Shack or music store cables might not be adequate. Also, remember that
> TT wires their 4-pin adapter with the PTT return to the connector case,
> not to pin 2, so I'm really leaning to building my own cable from Heil
> wire and XLR and TT 4-pin connectors.
>
> 73, Duane
>
>
> On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 14:13:12 -0400 "Martin, AA6E" <martin.ewing@gmail.com>
> writes:
> > I use the short boom, and my TT Heil mic cable is a little too long.
> >
> > What you gonna do? :-)
> >
> > Seriously, my mic has an XLR connector. I assume yours does, too?
> >
> > I'd think that any XLR male-to-female mic cable should serve well
> > as
> > an extender. For example, at bhphotovideo.com > Audio Professional
> > >
> > Cables. You can get a 1.5 or 3 footer for $10 and a 15 footer for
> > $17, etc. You can visit your local music store, or make your own
> > out
> > of RadShack parts. You want to keep it as short as possible to
> > avoid
> > RF pickup.
> >
> > 73 Martin AA6E
> >
> > On 6/7/05, John T. Gwin <jtgwin@comcast.net> wrote:
> > > Duane,
> > >
> > > Please let me know what responses you get. They told me the
> > same thing. Ten-Tec sold me the mic and the boom arm, with no cure
> > or answer for the too-short cable.
> > >
> > > -W4SK
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Duane A Calvin
> > > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:31 PM
> > > Subject: [TenTec] Long mic cables for Studio 1 on boom
> > >
> > >
> > > Over the last week or so I've purchased a Studio 1 microphone
> > and a Heil
> > > boom to get the microphone up off the desk top. (I keep
> > smacking the
> > > desk mic when reaching for the key - hi!) Anyway, long story
> > short, the
> > > cable with the mic is only 5 - 6' long, about 3' short of what
> > it needs
> > > to be to run from the mic, along the boom, and then across to
> > the rig.
> > > For those of you who have this kind of arrangement, how did you
> > solve
> > > this problem? Did you build your own cable from Heil wire? I
> > emailed
> > > Heil and got a terse, three word reply from Bob - "Sorry, no
> > > 'extenders.'" I'm thinking I'll build my own cable, but would
> > like to
> > > hear from others what they chose to do and how it worked for
> > them.
> > >
> > > 73, Duane
> > >
> > >
> > > Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> > Austin, Texas
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> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
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