Gm1zvj wrote:
Guys going to use a Rode Procaster studio mic with the sunsdr2dx, question is do I require the Heil balanced ( orange or standard yellow coloured Mic cable adapter ? Reason I ask as I see from the mic profiles section of this site one owner of the Rode NT3 mentions using the balanced adapter cable ? Bit confused sorry !
Hopefully just the standard Heil cable as obviously a lot simpler from xlr to rj45 where as the balanced adapter only comes in 8 pin variant and would also require a further adapter to adapt to rj45 type.
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RØDE NT3
TX signal recording with processing / PROC settings file
MIC2, Mic Gain: 13db, connected with Heil CC-1XLRY-BAL adapter cable 8-pin Yaesu round ~> 3-pin XLR female + adapter 8-pin Yaesu to RJ45 Yaesu
that Mic probably really should be used with a separate Phantom power source for best results, although it does contain a built in 9V batter option unless they are stepping up the voltage for the condenser capsule, it wouldn't work to its full potential
Option 1 and my opinion best results
In order to use that mic, you will need the following-
1 The Mic
2 a Phantom power source and a Mic Pre-Amp (like a Fousucrite 2i2, Sterling Audio H224, M Audio or better yet something like a XR12 or XR18 XAir)
3 a XLR to AXL from the Mic to the Mic Preamp like mentioned above
4 A impedance matching system either DI box or some other type to bring the Level of audio and the impedance to proper levels
5 a cable from the Preamp to the DI box which could vary some or 1/4 TS some or XLR etc.
6 an XLR-RJ45 (the Yeasu Heil adapter works well) (this would go from the above DI box or other matching source to radio
The mic is connected to the transceiver
Option two using the bult in 9-volt battery built in power method
really this should again have a DI box or some way to impedance match you could use the resistor bridging method but find that is a crappy way to do so
So, if you follow what the Quoted comment did and forgo the impedance matching then again mentioned heil to Yeasu XLR to RH45 cable is what you need, you can then use the PTT switch via foot switch on back of radio
Or use the separate jack on the Heil cable and a ptt switch plugged into it
The cable is a Heil Sound Microphone Adapter Cables CC-1-XLR-YM