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    i have two of them and i dont think i paid 110 for the pair.<br>
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    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.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/22/2015 7:23 PM, Shawn Zupp wrote:<br>
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      <div>Some of you guys are lucky.</div>
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      <div>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.</div>
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      <div>Shawn</div>
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        On Feb 22, 2015, at 12:02 PM, Daniel May
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            <div>     Although it was the microphone of choice, I
              believe there were RF problems withe SM-8 on the Fireball
              XL5 as well.</div>
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            <div>-------- Original message --------</div>
            <div>From: Rich <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tea4one@verizon.net"><tea4one@verizon.net></a></div>
            <div>Date:02/22/2015 1:25 PM (GMT-05:00)</div>
            <div>To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a></div>
            <div>Cc:</div>
            <div>Subject: Re: [450] SM-8 microphone</div>
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                <div>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...</div>
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                <div>Rich</div>
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                        data-mce-style="font-color: black;"><strong>From:</strong>
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                          title="n1ujs@toast.net"
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                          data-mce-href="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">Bob</a></div>
                      <div><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, February 22,
                        2015 1:10 PM</div>
                      <div><strong>To:</strong> <a
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                      <div><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [450] SM-8
                        microphone</div>
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                  <div dir="ltr">A lucky exception, as is always
                    possible.<br>
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                    <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at
                      12:25 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a
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                          <p>I have mine hooked up the 706 and the
                            kenwood. no RF issues.<br>
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                            Quoting Bob <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                            <div dir="ltr">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"</div>
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                              <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 22,
                                2015 at 11:18 AM, Shawn Zupp <span
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                                    <div>PIcked one up on West
                                      Friendship, Maryland hamfest.</div>
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                                    <div>What a great mic - really
                                      drives audio, great communications
                                      audio.</div>
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                                    <div>only wish i could hook up the 2
                                      mic outputs at the same time
                                      without getting RF……</div>
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                                    <div>Shawn</div>
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                                      On Feb 22, 2015, at 05:36 AM, Bob
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                                          <div dir="ltr">Anyone who
                                            still needs one, there is
                                            one on QRZ....$110 is a bit
                                            pricey, but they are getting
                                            rare....<br>
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