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BigDaddyD
Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Colville, WA
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:25 pm Post subject: CB Mic's |
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| How much difference does a mic make? I have the stock mic on a uniden PC78Elite and was told to get a different mic to make it better. I have no idea what to look for when selecting a mic any help? (the radio is stock and so is the mic) |
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Uturn2001
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
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Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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A good quality noise canceling mic will "clean" up your transmissions.
A Roadking or an Astatic noise canceling mic is what you want. Do not get a power mic as that radio you have already has a built in power boost (mic gain) and a power mic will only compete with the mic gain and muck things up. |
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BigDaddyD
Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Colville, WA
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the advice Uturn, I do have Mic gain on the radio so I will not need a power mic, so I will just look at the ones you recommended. |
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Jackrabbit379
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Wichita Falls,Tx
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Just as Uturn said,get a Road King mic. Dont waste your money on a power mic. That would dismiss the purpose of having your mic gain. Besides,you would have to waste your money on buying 9 volt batteries for the "power mic". |
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yoopr
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I've tried Power Mic's on my radios and thought they were Junk but then again I'm not a electronic Wizard. |
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BigDaddyD
Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Colville, WA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:26 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks everyone, I will be looking for a roadking mic in the near future. |
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Windwalker
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Holiday, FL
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:04 am Post subject: |
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There are replacement mics that do a good job. But, when you put a mic on, have someone else talk on your radio and you listen to how it sounds on his. I've known a few people that spent money on a mic and had everybody saying they were doing a good job. I was trying to tell them they sounded like crap and they would not believe me until they were able to hear what their own radio sounded like.
I do have a power mic on my radio, but I also check it with a portable to make sure the settings have me coming through clear on someone else's readio. |
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BigDaddyD
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Location: Colville, WA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:26 am Post subject: |
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That is the biggest problem I see with doing any mods to a radio is that you don't know what you sound like. I am not a fan of anything illegal for a radio and all the toys (roger beeps, echo, talk back etc..) just bug me when I hear them.
Thanks for the tip windwalker, I will do that. |
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Born and RaiZed
Joined: 01 Jan 2006
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Location: Warren, OH
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:28 am Post subject: |
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I love my Astatic mic... Its just the noise canceling one and It was a great improvement. My radio is a peaked and tweeked Cobra 29 LTD Classic.
I used to get responses of your loud but not very clear, kinda fuzzy... Now its Loud and clear.....
I got it almost free using my frequent fueler points on my Pilot card.. :lol: |
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BigDaddyD
Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Colville, WA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Ok, I thought the Astatic was the model of the Roadking mic, I stand corrected. I will compare both. |
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Windwalker
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Holiday, FL
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Perhaps, I should add that I do run with my radio on. But if your radio is all "FUZZIED UP" and I have a difficult time understnading what you are saying, I WILL NOT ANSWER YOU!!! |
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