[TenTec] Argonaut V Transmit Audio

[Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX]

With all of these electret mikes, yes they are basically the same.  But at 
the same time, they are uniquely different.

I have both the 705 desk mike, the 701 hand mike and the Heil/Tentec special 
edition mike.  The 705 is reported to sound good on both radios being a Omni 
VI+ and a Paragon II.  The hand make will get reports of lots of "S" sounds 
if too close to the mouth when used on both radios but still sounds good if 
used correctly.  The Heil/Tentec is reported to sound great on the Paragon 
II but consistently reported as bassey on the Omni VI+.

Case and point:  for one of my sound applications I purchased 5 professional 
mikes of the same brand, same model, from the same place at the same time. 
They are not consecutive serial numbers but for all practical purposes, the 
same.  In a critical listening test with these 5 mikes they all sound 
different.  Oh, not much but to the trained and critical ear, different. 
All of this has to do with the tension or pressure on the diaphragm during 
manufacture of the elements.

So how does one get a good sounding mike?  Unless one is willing to purchase 
several and do critical listening tests under controlled environments it 
becomes a chance of the draw situation.  You get a good one or you get one 
that doesn't sound so good.  That then depends on the listener and their 
evaluation of "what sounds good".

One method I have used on SSB, and quite confidently, is with a friend that 
knows my voice personally.  We chat almost daily. He always uses the same 
radio and speaker.  I can change mikes and he can then make comments.  I 
find this to be about the highest level of confidence in this manner than 
any other.  Put 5 or 6 stations in the QSO, at different locations, 
different radios, different listeners and you'll get that many opinions plus 
a few more.

I don't ask for audio reports.  If I get voluntary reports it is because the 
audio is really good or really bad.  Most of the time the audio reports are 
"great audio, what are you using for a rig?"

73
Bob,. K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ron" <roncasa at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argonaut V Transmit Audio


> aren't both handheld mikes the same??
>
> Ron wb1hga
>
> Bill Rowlett wrote:
>> Always got good audio reports before and after the upgrade. Use the hand 
>> mic
>> which came with my Argo 556 or an older 705 desk mic. Was not impressed 
>> with
>> the hand mic which came with the 516.
>>
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