Posted: 2/16/2011 4:19:11 PM EDT
I have one of these on the way:
and one of these to put it on: 
Shure mics don't seem to be very popular for use with ham radios, but they're good mics and built like tanks. I wanted a desk mic I didn't have to hold, and I couldn't justify spending a load of money on a studio type mic and then using it with a ham radio which negates pretty much everything you gain by using an expensive condenser mic. If anyone's interested I'll report back on how it works out. |
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The 57 lacks an on/off switch. The 58 (aka the "highball") can be had with a switch. These mics are best used about 3" - 6" from your mouth. I think I'm just going to use vox or the transmit button on the front of the radio. Maybe I'll cobble together a foot switch to see how I like it. Back when I did some audio stuff I found the same thing, they get boomy if you eat the mic. That had something to do with my choice, I want something i can sit on the desk and not have to be right on top of. |
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I prefer Electro Voice to Shure, but almost any decent quality pro vocal mic will work well. I do have a vintage Shure 555 that I use sometimes  I'd love to have one, I'm waiting to find a deal on one somewhere or a basket case I can rebuild. Mine was a minor rebuild... the windscreen foam as well as the internal shock mounts for the element were all disintegrated. On/off switch on the mic itself is pretty useless. It's straightforward to build a mic adapter for the radio... connector for the mic input, and a momentary contact pushbutton on a cord for PTT. ETA: here's a pic I took a while back for a QSL card idea... I thought the "Elvis" mic looked cool
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