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Call Sign : 26-CT-3697 Posts : 43 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-06-27 QTH or Location : Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire Equipment Used : PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.RadioMoble / SIRIO GAINMASTER 5/8.Sigma Venom 1/2 wave. Age : 71
Subject: KPO NM-532 POWER MIC Sun Jan 10, 2021 2:32 pm
Hi all,
having never used a power mic i,m after some advice.
After a good few months the KPO 532 is back in stock again in various outlets.
I am wondering how much pre-amp volume you need for good clean modulation.....a STARTING POINT.
Thanks.
Redsprite.
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Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: KPO NM-532 POWER MIC Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:01 pm
It all depends on your voice and how the mic gain is set on the radio because all radio and power work different with each other ,best thing to do is get someone near you on another radio and just try different settings until it sounds ok, there is no real way of saying start here the mic will sound perfect.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3697 Posts : 43 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-06-27 QTH or Location : Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire Equipment Used : PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.RadioMoble / SIRIO GAINMASTER 5/8.Sigma Venom 1/2 wave. Age : 71
Subject: Re: KPO NM-532 POWER MIC Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:12 pm
Thanks Nubster,
I am using the Mckinley and as you probably know the stock mic does not do wonders for the modulation on FM or SSB and I have mic gain on full at the moment.
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2584 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: KPO NM-532 POWER MIC Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:28 pm
Is the KPO 532 a good mic ?.
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: KPO NM-532 POWER MIC Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:30 pm
You will need to back off the mic gain to at least halfway for a start to use the power mic ,plus dont forget to change the mic settings from electrec to dynamic so you can use the power mic .
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: KPO NM-532 POWER MIC Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:32 pm
Alan for the price they are very good especially when used on the newer modern CBs but make sure you definitely get the the Kpo version and not the Maas version that looks exactly the same.
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2584 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: KPO NM-532 POWER MIC Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:34 pm
I got one with that President Richard (on the bay now lol).
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: KPO NM-532 POWER MIC Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:37 pm
Should have kept the mic Alan and sold it separately
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3697 Posts : 43 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-06-27 QTH or Location : Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire Equipment Used : PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.RadioMoble / SIRIO GAINMASTER 5/8.Sigma Venom 1/2 wave. Age : 71
Subject: Re: KPO NM-532 POWER MIC Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:48 pm
Yeah I not got it yet.It is a genuine KPO, I ordered it from KNIGHTS.
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Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: KPO NM-532 POWER MIC Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:56 pm
Stephen can you pick up the little net on 27:305 usb at 4pm everyday from your QTH ,I know theres is a lot of Luton and Stevenage stations get on there they may be able to help set it up with you also sometimes setting mod on SSB can be a pain so it might be a good idea to see if you can get any of them because there net stretches out to Hertfordshire and out skirts of London.