<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div> Although it was the microphone of choice, I believe there were RF problems withe SM-8 on the Fireball XL5 as well.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:9px;color:#575757">Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S®4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><br><br><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Rich <tea4one@verizon.net> </div><div>Date:02/22/2015 1:25 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: 450@lists.vhfwiki.com </div><div>Cc: </div><div>Subject: Re: [450] SM-8 microphone </div><div><br></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 style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="n1ujs@toast.net" href="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">Bob</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 22, 2015 1:10 PM</div>
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<div dir="ltr">A lucky exception, as is always possible.<br></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 12:25 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kc1wj@kc1wj.com" target="_blank">kc1wj@kc1wj.com</a>></span>
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<p>I have mine hooked up the 706 and the kenwood. no RF
issues.<br><br><br>Quoting Bob <<a href="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net" target="_blank">n1ujs@toast.net</a>>:</p>
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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 dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shawnallan@me.com" target="_blank">shawnallan@me.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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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>
<div><br>On Feb 22, 2015, at 05:36 AM, Bob <<a href="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net" target="_blank">n1ujs@toast.net</a>>
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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> </div>
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