On Fri, 2007-01-26 at 16:03 -0500, OTAKEBI@aol.com wrote:
> I am using a Shure 526T Series II mic with a Corsair II.
> The mic clips signals if set over a 3.
> Here is question.
> On all amplified mic I have used in the past if you turn the mic gain all
> the way down it shuts off the mic.
> This is not the case on this Shure.
> I can turn it all the way down and still have a good signal out on the scope.
> Is that the way the Shures are set up or do I have a mic problem?
> I am going to take the battery out tonight and see if the scope still shows
> a signal from the mic.
> If it does I must have a bad mic right?
> If any of you guys have one of these mics could you let me know how yours
> works as to this problem.
> I would think the output should be 0 or close to it turned down to 1.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan/N4VET
>
Disconnect the amplifier in the microphone, feed the microphone element
directly to the radio. You don't need that gain with ham gear, only with
CB radios where they try to prevent modulation.
73, Jerry, K0CQ
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