CB mic
- Thread starter Run4biz
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Chuck,
I'm sure everyone has their favorites. Road Kings are good mics, but having tried most of the mics out there, I prefer the Astatic 636L Noise Cancelling mic. Above all, with this type of radio, you do not need to run a power mic. Don't fall into that trap. A power mic usually will just make you overmodulate (those loud fuzzy sounding guys) and it's better to be loud and CLEAR. With a power mic, you have to juggle the mic gain on the radio, and volume on the mic to get a good balance of sound. Just leave the mic gain up, and use a good quality noise cancelling mic (such as the 636L) and you will sound great.
Dreamer
Forums Administrator
I'm sure everyone has their favorites. Road Kings are good mics, but having tried most of the mics out there, I prefer the Astatic 636L Noise Cancelling mic. Above all, with this type of radio, you do not need to run a power mic. Don't fall into that trap. A power mic usually will just make you overmodulate (those loud fuzzy sounding guys) and it's better to be loud and CLEAR. With a power mic, you have to juggle the mic gain on the radio, and volume on the mic to get a good balance of sound. Just leave the mic gain up, and use a good quality noise cancelling mic (such as the 636L) and you will sound great.
Dreamer
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mrgoodtude
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Ditto on dreamers response, I run a ranger radio and purchased 2 roadkings last year, in addition to the over-modulation I had to get both repaired. Seems the solder connections are weak at the plug and any stress from a mike hanging will break the connections. I bought a astatic with a conduit (metal cord) 6 mos ago and have not had the 1st problem plus the radio mod"s better.