I need to get a few supplies for making some adapters, but I do plan on trying some different mics on the 106.? I modified a FT-817 mic to have the Heil HC-4 capsule and it has a RJ45, so I could set up a RJ-11 plug to RJ45 for that.? I guess you could add a 1/8 jack to that for headphones/external speaker so will probably try that.
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Also, I have a couple of Kenwood HT style speaker mics where I could create a RJ-11 to Kenwood style adapter for those.? These seem to be higher quality than the Baofeng mics, but I need to evaluate the mic capsule sound they have on a HT first before going to all the trouble of wiring up that one.
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A lot of the FT-817 solutions to mic issues would seem to apply to the G106 - the lack of compressor, the lack of eq, etc.??
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BTW, I'm going to eventually do some testing of current draw on bands/features enabled/voltage on the 106, but haven't been able to record my results yet.? Overall, if you use the speaker mic for audio over the internal speaker the radio uses about 20ma more current I am assuming for the relay that engages to redirect the audio.? Not a big deal with modern batteries, but interesting since usually headphones give a current "savings" to the operator.? Would be nice to have a latching relay there.
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Jamie - KM4WYO
