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There seems to be some discussion on desk mikes vs hand helds . What do you prefer?


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For my base station radios I prefer a desk style microphone, and naturally a mobile mic is easier to use in a vehicle.

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Whatever sounds better with your voice and your radio. Desk mics are nice but I prefer a better quality mic on a boom and key the radio with a foot switch.
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D-104 for me. Always good for me.
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Turner +3 for me
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Well, for mobile I love my Ranger SRA-198 noise canceling mic. If I owned a base station I would probably go with a Turner or an Astatic "Eagle" series mic.
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For my base a good desk mic. MFJ-299. For mobile, I like my D104M6B.
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I never had a desk mike on any of my base radios. I hate to say, but I used the stock mic. If I get another base, I would like to try one of the Astatic desk mics.
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D104 with a W2IHY equalizer/Noise Gate.
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Dig the D 104, I have about 15 of them and still picking them up...
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shure 536t have 4 of them. 3 regular i super punch. i collect shure mics.
if you see any let me know. i could use more for my collection.

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