The MC-50 at the 600 ohm setting is speced for -76 dBm output, while the MH2 is in the range of -45 to -55 dBm - that means you will need 20 to 30 dB more mic gain with the MC-50 than with the MH2. All microphones are not created equal, and do not have similar output levels.
You should be able to use the MC-50 with the K3 on the high mic gain range while the MH2 can do nicely at the low range, but then I have not tried the MC-50, don't have one available. 73, Don W3FPR NZ0T wrote: > I've tried an MC-50 with my K3 but the output is very low compared to my MH-2 > hand mike. Even with the mic gain up all the way it won't fully move the > ALC to max. Not sure why. > > Terry Schieler wrote: > >> "What about the Kenwood microphones, like the MC-60 or MC-80?" >> >> >> Werner, >> >> I'm using a stock Kenwood MC-34S with good results. >> >> Terry, W0FM >> K3/100 #474 >> >> > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
