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My new mic

Posted By: Chuck K8CPAPosted On: March 26, 2016

Well, I finally went off and did it. I finally went and really got a real microphone. That little pretty one eyed monster up there, is a MXL USB.009 microphone. Of course, I had to get a shock mount and a stand for it. And I will tell you this, you really have to be

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Categories: MicrophonesTags: Microphones,MXL USB.009

My Kenwood MC-60 misadventure

Posted By: Chuck K8CPAPosted On: August 18, 2014

Boy did I pull a bonehead move yesterday. In this video, I mistakenly say that N8QGC bought this mic for me. He didn’t. I bought the mic from him for $50.00. I made an oopsie. 🙄

Categories: Amateur Radio,Ham Radio,MicrophonesTags: Amateur Radio,Ham Radio,Microphones

New arrival to Amateur Station K8CPA

Posted By: Chuck K8CPAPosted On: August 12, 2014

I picked up a new — well, new to me — microphone for the shack here. The reason why I have gotten this thing is because my MC-80 microphone basically is 14 years old and starting to show it. Not to mention the fact that the audio on it, is just not that great. It

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