[450] SM-8 microphone

[K1FSY]

i have two of them and i dont think i paid 110 for the pair.

if you are getting RF make sure you are seperating the keying ground and
the mic ground, it matters.... i have a terrible RF environment here for
gear and the SM-8 is one of my shining stars.

On 2/22/2015 7:23 PM, Shawn Zupp wrote:
> Some of you guys are lucky.
>
> I've tried to hook the sm-8 between two icom 7000's.  And it's RF
> central. Even put snap on chokes on mic cords.
>
> Shawn
>
> On Feb 22, 2015, at 12:02 PM, Daniel May <woodyboy.dm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>      Although it was the microphone of choice, I believe there were
>> RF problems withe SM-8 on the Fireball XL5 as well.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Rich <tea4one at verizon.net>
>> Date:02/22/2015 1:25 PM (GMT-05:00)
>> To: 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
>> Cc:
>> Subject: Re: [450] SM-8 microphone
>>
>> I have had no RF problems with mine either,  the kenwood MC-85
>> (similar to the sm-8 except you could have 3 inputs) I used to have
>> was the complete opposite...
>>  
>> Rich
>>  
>> *From:* Bob <mailto:n1ujs at toast.net>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, February 22, 2015 1:10 PM
>> *To:* 450 <mailto:450 at lists.vhfwiki.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [450] SM-8 microphone
>>  
>> A lucky exception, as is always possible.
>>  
>> On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 12:25 PM, <kc1wj at kc1wj.com
>> <mailto:kc1wj at kc1wj.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I have mine hooked up the 706 and the kenwood. no RF issues.
>>
>>
>>     Quoting Bob <n1ujs at toast.net <mailto:n1ujs at toast.net>>:
>>
>>>     Agreed.  Will absolutely drive any radio and adjust to match
>>>     response as well.  True, the mike "a/b" switch does not isolate
>>>     the necessary connections.  For me, not an issue...."all radios
>>>     must have a devoted microphone".....a reading from the book of
>>>     Weedy......chapter 1, paragraph 2,  "shack practices"
>>>      
>>>     On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Shawn Zupp <shawnallan at me.com
>>>     <mailto:shawnallan at me.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>         PIcked one up on West Friendship, Maryland hamfest.
>>>          
>>>         What a great mic - really drives audio, great communications
>>>         audio.
>>>          
>>>         only wish i could hook up the 2 mic outputs at the same time
>>>         without getting RF……
>>>          
>>>         Shawn
>>>
>>>         On Feb 22, 2015, at 05:36 AM, Bob <n1ujs at toast.net
>>>         <mailto:n1ujs at toast.net>> wrote:
>>>          
>>>>         Anyone who still needs one, there is one on QRZ....$110 is
>>>>         a bit pricey, but they are getting rare....
>>>>          
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