LDG SLS-2 | RJ-45 2 POSITION MIC SWITCH

Back in the day, the microphone for your phone transmitter was an afterthought at best. Most rigs didn’t include a mic at all, and you were simply left to your own devices. Many a tape recorder mic was pressed into service on 80 meter AM, and if the plate current swung when you yelled, that was about as far as anybody checked. They sounded about like you’d expect; two tin cans and a string. Now, hams have come to realize the importance of the microphone in the overall operation of their station. An SSB transmitter is little more than an audio-to-RF converter, and if it’s not in the mic audio, it’s not going to be in the transmitted RF. Many new, high quality mics have hit the market and been adopted by hams for every purpose. “Wide-Band Side-Band” aficionados use commercial quality mics with elaborate equalizers to squeeze all the fidelity they can out of the available bandwidth. So, it’s no surprise these days to find high-end (and high-dollar) mics in the shack, or perhaps even two; one for rag-chewing and one for DX.