Heil Goldline

[Larry stowell]

Is anybody using a Heil Goldline with the HC-4 and 5 elements with their K3.
If so is it working well?
 
73 Larry K1ZW
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[Matt Zilmer]

Larry, yes.  It is the best TX audio combination I've come across.
Narrow setting has a tremendous "presence" and wide almost sounds like
hi fi.

73,
matt W6NIA
K3 #24



On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:08:39 -0400, you wrote:

>Is anybody using a Heil Goldline with the HC-4 and 5 elements with their K3.
>If so is it working well?
>
>73 Larry K1ZW
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[Bill K9YEQ]

Yes, and Yes.  I leave it in 5 most of the time.  When working Europe last
fall on 75 I did switch to 4 and increased compression while running 1500
watts. That did the trick.  At the time and band conditions it was quite the
trick.

Bill
K9YEQ
K2 and KX1 field tester, K3, P3, K1 and modules

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Is anybody using a Heil Goldline with the HC-4 and 5 elements with their K3.
If so is it working well?
 
73 Larry K1ZW

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[Robert Mitilieri - N9EF]

Hi Larry,

Yes, I have the Goldline with the HC5 element. I generally leave the switch in the wide position. I found that using the default transmit equalization settings on the K3 resulted in too much bass with my voice. I used the K3 transmit equalization settings to reduce the bass until I found a setting that sounded good. I used the K3 monitor and fed audio to my computer at various equalization settings. Then I listened on the station speaker to determine the setting I liked best.

I also use a boomset that needs different equalization settings so I created macros to set the equalization, mic gain, and compression for each mic, then assigned the macros to front panel buttons.

73, Robert N9EF

> Is anybody using a Heil Goldline with the HC-4 and 5 elements with their K3.
> If so is it working well?
>
> 73 Larry K1ZW
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[Nr4c]

Unless Heil has changed their lineup, the Goldline does not have an HC-4 and
an HC-5 element.  This cartridge lineup is in the HM-10 Dual mic, generally
a little cheaper than the Goldline.

The Goldlines are listed as GM-4 or GM-5 or lately the GM-5.1.  These mics
have a very wide studio like cartridge deep inside the handle, and either an
HC-4 or 5 element at the end under the Ball screen.  The "Wide" setting uses
the studio element and the "Narrow" uses the HC-4 or 5, whichever the mic
was supplied with.

I have several friends with GM-5 mics and they always sound real nice.  On
the wide setting, the sound is incredible.  The mic sounds very different
with the HC-5 element.  I don't think I know of anyone with a GM-4 with the
"Narrow" so called "Dream Machine" element.

I have an HM-10 Dual and like it very much.  I get consistent "Great Audio"
reports but admit I use the HC-5 "Wide" element most of the time.  The
"Narrow" HC-4 is too harsh for my taste.  But it can be useful for busting
those pile-ups on rare DX stations.

I don't think you'll be unhappy with the Goldline, but I'd recommend the
GM-5 as it is much nicer sounding.

...bill  nr4c

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Subject: [Elecraft] Heil Goldline

Is anybody using a Heil Goldline with the HC-4 and 5 elements with their K3.
If so is it working well?
 
73 Larry K1ZW

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