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| Reviews Summary for Heil ICM |
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Reviews: 48
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Average rating: 4.6/5
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MSRP: $89.99
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Description: New high performance electret mike for ICOM older transceivers
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More info: http://info@heilsound.com
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W4FCC
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Rating: 4/5
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May 8, 2008 08:09
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OK, but not great
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought the ICM to use with my IC-718. It's a decent mic, sounds better than the hand mic according to audio reports on teh air and my own monitoring with my backup TS-520SE. However, the mic I normally use is a D-104 that I revived by replacing the element with a Radio Shack electret condenser element using a single transistor preamp. It has a much more clear sound to me and others than the ICM, which sounds flat and dull in comparison. Oddly enough, the ICM sounds the best with this rig on AM (RF at 50, Mic gain about 12, compressor ON), and that's why I keep it. It's also good to have a boom mic with a foot switch for things like Century Club nets when you're handling logs, filling out QSLs, etc, while you're operating, but even then I usually opt for my D-104 with the $3 element in it.
Broadcast quality? Nah.. But not bad.
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VR2AX
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Rating: 4/5
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Apr 13, 2008 08:40
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OK for Legacy Icom Radios
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Bought mine on a visit to southern CA in 2004. Has performed solidly with a IC-751A, IC-781 and IC-718 over various times. Basically, a well packaged but medium quality output electret mic, good for all Icom from around the IC-745 onwards up to the modern Icoms. Does not work on the IC-740 or earlier range, read the details on the Heil website. Flimsy PTT however.
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VK2FTNY
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 13, 2008 06:08
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Excellent match to the proiii
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I find this mic a great match to the Icom Ic-756 proiii.I know this mic is marketed at older type icoms but it performs equally as well on the newer type icom as well.I have mine boom mounted and operated by the heil footswitch so as far as operating comfort goes it doesnt get much better.Audio wise, i always get complimented on my audio.It is that good some operators find it hard to tell it apart from my Ft-2000 running a behringer audio chain and either a MD-200 or studio mic attached.The mic also seems to drive the radio extremely well,So if you want a mic that doesnt require an audio chain to clean and jack up the volume than the heil iCM is worth considering.Also pretty cool to be able to boom mount the mic like the studio pro's and go handsfree.I also recomend the footswitch or handswitch cause the little ptt softtouch button on the top of the mic will wear with use.
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K8GMG
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 5, 2008 04:42
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Great Performer
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This is without a doubt the best microphone I have ever used on an Icom rig. I was looking for a microphone for my Ic-2200, 2 meter mobile radio that I am using as a base radio. The Heil Sound web site has a mic selector to assist me with matching a mic to my radio. I used this and selected this microphone. My audio reports have been outstanding... the mic give a loud, full sound that completely out performs the stock mic. Long story short, I am extremely pleased with the quality and the performance of the mic. Many thanks to the folks at Heil Sound!!!
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KPAX2
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Rating: 0/5
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Feb 15, 2008 12:34
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BUYER BEWARE!!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Unscrew the Metal End Cover and look at the $2.50 Electric Catridge stuck on the end of a piece of rubber! Replacement Cartridges like these are used on Cordless phones, Tape recorders, other junk. I use them all the time.
It's the same thing as the original ICOM Hand mic that comes with the ICOM radios, only mounted on a fancy Mic Case that you're paying a $100.00 bill for!!! RIP-OFF!!
You're throwing your money away...
We returned ours and use the Hand-Mic and nobody can tell the difference!
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K6YE
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 30, 2008 08:50
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GREAT
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I received mine with an Icom IC-775DSP from my father's gear (K5LDH, SK 2006). I like the fact that it is off of the desk where I can use the room for other things like keyers, mice, etc. I get great reports and will try to interface it with an EQ to use with my Yaesu FT-1000D. The other microphone that came with the radio is an SM-20. I get great reports with it also but I do not want it on the desk so it will be for sale soon.
I e-mailed Heil about using the ICM with an EQ and receive a lot of technical and practical data as well as settings. Bob sent this information at 12:30 A.M. and that is tops in my book.
Semper Fi,
Tommy - K6YE
DX IS
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K0MD
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 7, 2007 18:18
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Best Sound/$ Value for Icom rigs
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have used this microphone for many years with my Icom rigs - 775, 751, 756 Pro 2 and 756 Pro 3. It works well with my two current Icom rigs and drove the other rigs equally well when I had them. I always receive excellent audio quality reports on the air with this microphone and I enjoy the occasional question - "what mike are you using, it sounds great!"
It is easy to use when you need to adjust the gain and tone settings and I think the audio I hear (via the monitor function) sounds very natural.
It has been one of the most durable micrphones I have owned and for the dollars invested the best value of a microphone I have owned. I like all of my Heil mikes - 781, Pro Set Plus IC and ICM. For the older Icom rigs like my 775dsp, the ICM is the one mike I could not do without.
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N4JTE
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Rating: 4/5
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Oct 8, 2007 11:04
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buy a foot switch
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have used the ICM since it was first available for my 751A and always receive excellent unsolicitated audio reports. But I am now on my fourth ICM, the hand switch has failed on everyone so far, gave away 2 to fellow hams with footswitches, destroyed one trying to fix it and my newest one, about one year old, is showing the same problem.
Bob N4JTE
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K6SDW
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 17, 2007 06:10
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Good, not great....
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Read the reviews and made me own decision to buy one. Comparing it to the stock ICOM SM6, not much difference according to my 75-mtr phone group which includes to broadcast engineers.... all agreed it sounded better than the stock hand mic, but could hardly tell the difference between it and the SM6
You decide.........Cheers all
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KI9A
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 16, 2007 15:09
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excellent!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Have this in a proset, works FB with the 746. Been a ham since 1978, and can make my own decision about what is good, and what isn't. This is a good piece.
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