The Watson WM-S-RW mobile microphone with gooseneck boom fits under the sun visor hinge attachment.
It includes a PTT box with band for connecting to gear stick. Power obtained from rig. Choose 1 x free lead for rig: For FT-817, FT-857 - WYL-8M. For TM-V7E, TM-271E, TM-D700, TM-G707E- WKL-8M. For IC-706MKIIG - WIL-8M. State which rig and lead required.
Key Features/Specifications:
- Hands-free operation with latching PTT
- Microphone mounts onto sun visor
- Flexible goose neck
- PTT box mounts on gear change lever
- DC power taken from mic socket of radio
- Additional UP/DOWN functions available on PTT box
- Adjustable mic gain control
- Uni-directional condensor mic
- Mic cord 3m
- Output cord 1.5m
- Size 54 x 33 x 69mm (PTT box)
- 1x free lead, optional quick change leads for different radio models
- MPN:
- No
- Great on FM, but SSB has 'issues'
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I've one of these in my Land Rover Defender. Its always been noisy in the cab, despite best efforts with soundproofing, so being able to fit the mic in a place that points right where it most needs to is a real bonus. There's no noise cancelling capability built in, but there is a pre-amp.
The pre-amp is rather sensitive, and I need the built in pot 'just on' with my FT-857, and even then it's much much louder on FM than stock mic, to the point that it drives the radio into clipping (not a good kind of loud). Once it's set up for FM, it's brilliant. Easy QSO's on local repeaters and FM simplex.
On SSB it's a different matter. That pre-amp picks up RF and I've tried everything over the last 5 years to solve it, including changing the leads, decoupling, RF chokes and ferrites - all to no avail. The only solution for SSB is to NOT use it.
Its great for handsfree chatter. Forget it for mobile HF, simply not viable.
