Hi Bob,
Great suggestion! I'd not thought that the Ten-Tec would be an
electret, but it is. (Well, at least the one that came with it and the
desktop 707 are) So I checked the voltage - 9.9 volts. This is higher
than the +4 volts shown in the manual. But a quick check of the
schematic shows that the mic voltage come from the regulated +10V line
thru a 680 ohm resistor. So unloaded, it will be the full regulated
voltage...
thanks much,
ben
On 3/28/2010 2:00 PM, Bwana Bob wrote:
Ben:
No, that is not normal. I run my Scout mic gain between 9 and 10
o'clock. I get plenty of audio and good reports. The Scout seems to do
best with low Z dynamic mics. If you are using an electret mic, make
sure there is mic preamp voltage from the Scout on pin 4 of the mic jack.
73,
Bob WB2VUF
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