Thanks for all the responses, both public and private! Much, much
valuable information was received and a lot of brilliantt ideas on
fashioning the boom mic.
73, Barry N1EU
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Richards <jruing@ameritech.net> wrote:
> I have a couple of ideas....
>
> 1) Use a replacement boom/mic element from Shure - Model WH -20 -
> great little dynamic mic element, they use it in their Model 512, SM-2,
> SM-10, and WH-20 goose neck boom elements. Use a small screw-bolt and
> nut to secure it to the headset body. This will entail drilling a very
> small hole in the side of the earphone receiver cup. I did this with
> a WH -20 mic I purchased at Dayton for $20, and then drilled a hole in
> the cup of a Sennheiser HRD-130 wireless headphone cup. Works swell.
> Can be removed and serviced - which is why I did not epoxy it like the
> other guy did.
>
>
> 2) OR... Try the stainless steel boom from he Model Shure SM-2,
> SM-10, and Model 512. This is the same mic capsule mentioned above -
> sounds really good with radio transceivers) - I can provide a photo of
> what I am talking about if you like.
>
> 3) Various computer microphones headsets send themselves to attaching
> a boom mic to a headset ... they can be cannibalized and then
> re-purposed for the ham radio task. I can show you photos of this
> being done if you like.
>
> 4) HEIL had a little boom microphone accessory they tried selling with
> their "Quiet Phone" headset. Possibly discontinued, Heil might have a
> couple on hand they did not yet sell off. This could be mounted to a
> headset easily.
>
> 5) Remember the KOSS PRO 4/AA headset weighs a ton (like 22 oz) but
> has fabulous audio and ALSO HAS A KNURLED KNOB ON THE LEFT EARPHONE
> RECEIVER CUP TO HOLD A BOOM MIC for studio applications. Easy as pie
> to mount the above-mentioned Shure mic booms to it.
>
> 6) Various other head-worn microphones can be retro-fitted to a
> typical headset.... if you are curious, post me and I can go into more
> ideas...
>
> 7) One way to avoid messing with your usual headphones is to get a
> lightweight computer type microphone and WEAR IT AROUND YOUR NECK WITH
> THE MIC ELEMENT POINTED UP TOWARD YOU MOUTH, and that is all you need to
> do. This is a great solution for short sessions where you don't mind a
> second, very lightweight headset sitting on your shoulders. Not
> necessarily a permanent solution for long contest or rag chew sessions,
> but a quick solution if you are on for a short time.
>
> 8) HEIL makes (or used to make) a product called the BM-10 with the
> SAME STAINLESS MIC BOOM ARM that Shure uses in the above-mentioned
> headsets. It used to sell the mic element and stainless steel boom arm
> as a replacement part - or you could cannibalize one of the sets for the
> parts, and attach it to the ear cup of your favorite headphones. I can
> provide photos of this, also...
>
>
> Note - See the Shure Model 512 headset - employing
> this same stainless steel mic boom arm here:
>
> http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/other/512-headset-microphone
>
>
> NOTE !!!
>
> As you can see ... there is a little plastic holder
> piece that can be sued to mount it to a headset
> with a small screw and maybe a washer. It can be
> quite nicely done, and still be removable.
>
>
> See the Heil Quiet Phone with boom mic accessory here:
>
> http://www.universal-radio.com/CATALOG/mics/5263boom.html
>
> NOTE !!!
> SAME CONSIDERATIONS apply here ... it CAN be mounted in a
> way that does not require epoxy and can be removed for
> repairs, retrofitting, modifications, etc. Don't
> just super-glue it (ham radio's substitute for duct
> tape fix-all) without working with me first !!!
>
>
> See the Heil BM-10 microphone boom arm in place in ONE WAY but probably
> not the best way,... we can do better than this...I can suggest a much
> easier way to do this, but here is ONE EXAMPLE:
>
> http://www.freewebs.com/k1dg/boseheadphonemod.htm
>
>
> See the HEIL BM-10 here -- it may be discontinued, but I bet parts can
> be found, and if not, the SAME MIC BOOM is used on the current Shure
> models mentioned above.
>
> http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/mics/4325.html
>
>
>
> Another idea here:
>
> http://www.freewebs.com/k1dg/K1EPBoseMod.pdf
>
>
> THE CLIP IS AVAILABLE AS A REPLACEMENT PART... See it here.
>
> http://www.hamcity.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1999
>
>
> This is a way better way to hook on a boom mic arm than super-glue !
>
> The stainless steel arm is way cool and does NOT get bent or pushed out
> of place easily - it MIGHT swivel on its axis (around the pivot screw
> holding it tot he earphone cup) but not often if you use a rubber gasket
> or washer in the mix.
>
> IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE IDEAS... CONTACT ME AND MAYBE WE
> CAN WORK TOGETHER AS I AM PLANNING JUST SUCH A MODIFICATION OF THE KOSS
> PRO 4/AA HEADSET SOON. I will likely use the little clip used on these
> headsets with a simple nut and bolt arrangement. It will be very clean
> and tidy. And great fun. I love headset projects !
>
> I can sen you photos of some of my similar projects if you like.
>
> THESE ARE THE TIP OF A LARGER IDEA ICEBERG... I AM A TOTAL HEADSET
> JUNKIE and used to do product testing and write product user reviews on
> headsets for a related, but different purpose, speech recognition. No
> headset project is too odd to interest me, so post back if you like.
>
> Happy trails.
>
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