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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Wed Oct 25 2006 - 19:41:52 EDT
In a message dated 10/25/2006 1:07:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
It turns out that he was wrong in my case but he has heard
this so many times that he gave his standard response. Here is why: The 502
has a cell phone style microphone. What looks like the mic is really a
speaker. The mic is a tiny little hole below the speaker. A lot of guys
(particularly old farts) often hold the mic with their palm down on the mic
and press the button with their thumb. If you do this with a 502 the
webbing between your thumb and index finger covers the mic hole completely.
He said that he had to show several of his customers how to hold the mic
with the hand around the back pressing the button with a finger. He says
they would exclaim "You mean I have to hold my mic like a __________(fill in
your own sexist remark here).
Guilty as charged. It took me a while to figure out why my ICOM RAM mics
worked and the regular mics did not. Turned out that this old fart was doing
exactly what Eric was suggesting happens. I find it really hard to hold the
mic the way the ICOM mic needs to be held and much prefer the other way. Oh
well, I took a white paint pen and put a circle around the mic hole on the mic
as a way to remind myself not to cover it up. That works most of the time
but I still occasionally find myself holding the mic the wrong way. Old
habits really die hard!
Jim
(Jim & Mim McCrea, Nordic Tug 37-134 "North Star" Home Port
Essex, CT)
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