WTD: Electrovoice 638 Microphone

[Kent Kressenberg]

Isn't that the way! And I have a deep, resonant voice, which makes some mics 
waaay too bassy or boomy. The only two mics I've ever thought were too 
"tinny" are an old E-V 636 Slimair with an element I'm sure is tired, and 
that D-104 that I rebuilt with a jap crystal element... for some reason it's 
markedly deficient in lows.

 I have a Heil headset, a much-appreciated gift from a buddy, that has the 
dual elements in the boom, and though I had to build an adapter cord or two 
and even employed a Shure impedance matching transformer to use it with the 
boat-anchors I was then using and still use sometimes, it was well worth it. 
I really enjoy getting out the soldering iron and implementing such items... 
I've got a drawer-full of PTT adapter cords, adapters from mic connector 
type-to-type, etc.

Hmmm... I hadn't thought of it till just now: that Heil headset will 
probably be my next "mic" for the IC-718. Just make an adapter for the mic 
connector... and I was thinking I'd have to save up to buy a Heil mic!

Whatever works... one of the nicest aspects of hamming!

73 de W4SYU,

Kent


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick KF4NS" <kf4nsradio at verizon.net>
To: "Kent Kressenberg" <krkress at bellsouth.net>
Cc: "Tempe Heath List" <heath at lists.tempe.gov>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: WTD: Electrovoice 638 Microphone


> Yes Kent,  It was kind of weird for the guy to tell me that, but it may 
> have been due to the tendency of that mic to emphasize the highs more than 
> the lows and my voice was lacking good lows. I do know that the Shure was 
> better tailored to my voice. By the way, the element has been replaced now 
> with a Heil HC-5 and that made an even better choice for me. Mics are very 
> subjective.
> tnx es 73, Dick KF4NS
> St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
> Keep The Glow!
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kent Kressenberg" <krkress at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Dick KF4NS" <kf4nsradio at VERIZON.NET>; <HEATH at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV>
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:43 PM
> Subject: Re: WTD: Electrovoice 638 Microphone
>
>
>> Odd situatution, given that Heath SOLD the 638 (on the E-V PTT stand) for 
>> their radios for quite some time...
>>
>> WB4SYU,  Kent
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dick KF4NS" <kf4nsradio at VERIZON.NET>
>> To: <HEATH at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: WTD: Electrovoice 638 Microphone
>>
>>
>>> OM,
>>> I tried that mic when I first built my HW-100 and the audio was not 
>>> good. The techs at Heath said the 638 was not the best choice. I 
>>> replaced it with a Shure 444 and the improvement was dramatic. The 638 
>>> was returned.
>>> 73, Dick KF4NS
>>> St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
>>> Keep The Glow!
>>>
>>> --------------Original Message -----------------------------
>>>
>>> Date:    Fri, 9 Jan 2009 14:17:24 -0500
>>> From:    David Goncalves <davegoncalves at GMAIL.COM>
>>> Subject: Re: WTD: Electrovoice 638 Microphone
>>>
>>> I always have a microphone; I'm looking for this particular just to
>>> have it with my HW-101. Yes, I'm a fool...
>>>
>>> David Goncalves
>>> W1EUJ
>>>
>>>> Just grab a D-104. It will work better, and cost a whole lot less!!
>
> 

-----------------------------------------------------------
Products bought, sold or traded here is the responsibility of the
parties involved.  This list and the City of Tempe are not responsible
for losses or misrepresentations of any kind.  Buyer beware!

-----------------------------------------------------------
This list is a public service of the City of Tempe, Arizona
-----------------------------------------------------------

Subscription control - http://www.tempe.gov/lists/control.aspx?list=HEATH
To post - HEATH at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV
Archives - http://lists.tempe.gov/archives/HEATH.html