[TenTec] MIKE & Eagle

[Richards]

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.

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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