Cobra 2000GTL

[Steve_Buckeye]

Anyone know of a good desk mic to use with the 5-pin Cobra????

 

[midnight special]

back in the day most run a d104 with a tup 9 stand

 

[2RT307]

The old Turner Plus 3's sound pretty darned good on them, too.

73,
Brett

 

[Klondike Mike]

The old Turner Plus 3's sound pretty darned good on them, too.73,Brett

A good third choice. I would rate the D104 DA head #2 and for #1 I have found that the Astatic 1104c performs the best.

 

[w9cll]

Astatic 1104c performs the best.

I second that

 

[BBB]

If you have some friends that have a few different mics that would let you borrow them just to try, you may be pleasantly surprised to find one that sounds way better than another. I got a common 4 pin Cobra to 5 pin cobra 2000 mic adapter on eBay. That lets you try any common 4 pin cobra/Galaxy wired mic on the Cobra 2000.

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5336136228&icep_item=191720152265

I like a smidge of reverb so don't discount an echo mic. There are a few that offer that option like the Astatic echo max 2000.

 

[Steve_Buckeye]

A good third choice. I would rate the D104 DA head #2 and for #1 I have found that the Astatic 1104c performs the best.

I have a UG8 stand with a 10-D head wired for 4 pin. Maybe I should rewire it.

 

[2RT307]

I do remember waaaay back that a friend of mine ran an 1104C. What I remember was it sounded very good, but could also be made to be punchy like a D104. So you can have a nice mellow sound for local talk, and the punchy sound for DX. I always thought they were a little hard to come by, but you never know what you'll find on Amazon or Ebay these days.

I never had a 10DA head for my Tug stand, but another local used to run one back in the old days, and it was a pretty mellow sounding mic. He ran his on a Tram D201, and the tubes may have contributed a bit to the mellow sound.. who knows. Since you already have a 10D head, I would definitely wire it up and see how she does.

73,
Brett

 

[psycho]

With a heavy audio Cobra 2000, it is completely unnecessary to run a power mic.
I run a stock mic or an unamplified D104 on mine and it is killer loud and clear.

 

[ExitThirteen]

My recommendation is a Shure SM-58 studio mic on a boom. Could go with a Shure 444 and that would probably sound quite nice also. Just my .02 worth.


~Cheers~

 

[space cowboy]

astatic echomax is my microphone of choice, either with or without echo. after that is my 1104c.
with the radio properly tuned, mod limiters intact, mic gain 100% and microphones set low you're loud and proud while still being clean and mean.

 

[wavrider]

For SSB a turner +3 is awesome on the cobra 2k or 142 gtl or basically any 8719 chassis IMO.

 

[9C1Driver]

If you have some friends that have a few different mics that would let you borrow them just to try, you may be pleasantly surprised to find one that sounds way better than another. I got a common 4 pin Cobra to 5 pin cobra 2000 mic adapter on eBay. That lets you try any common 4 pin cobra/Galaxy wired mic on the Cobra 2000.

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5336136228&icep_item=191720152265

I like a smidge of reverb so don't discount an echo mic. There are a few that offer that option like the Astatic echo max 2000.

As stated here you should try to get/borrow several different mics and do some on-air testing. It really depends on if you talk AM or SSB and what kind of voice you have.