I had a Shure 444D desk mike and it is a great microphone. I used in on HW-101, Drake TR-4, Kachina 505 DSP and Icom 756PROII. I have since migrated to Heil and use it (boom microphone & headphones) with my venerable upgraded K3.
73 to all, Dave K7DRT Portable Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 24, 2025, at 6:06 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 2025-06-24 5:44 PM, bill kipping via Elecraft wrote: > > but the best is the choice is the Shure 450, dual impedance with a > > wider frequency response > > No, the best choice is the 444D. You *DON'T WANT* a "wide frequency > response" mic for communications. The 444/444D response is tailored > specifically for SSB communications and paging purposes - i.e., maximum > voice "punch". > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > >> On 2025-06-24 5:44 PM, bill kipping via Elecraft wrote: >> The 444 is HiZ, the 444D is dual Z, high and low. The mobile versions 404C >> is HiZ the 404B is LowZ, but the best is the choice is the Shure 450, dual >> impedance with a wider frequency response >> BillKE7KK > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
