Your OPINION on ribbon mics has some flaws. What I posted here refers to SSB audio in regards to a natural clear audio which should be the goal when transmitting on SSB.
Ribbon mics of good quality can be the most natural sounding mics available. Ribbon mics were used during the "Golden age of Broadcast Radio" and Pro Audio studios and are still used today in the Professional recording industry and not just for "female voices". The vintage ribbon mics are still in high demand and carry a hefty price tag , just look on Ebay for a RCA 44 mic and you"ll see. The vintage RCA mics were known for a pronounced bass response because that was the requirements needed back then. I wouldn't recommend that particular mike for radio unless that's what you want.
Ribbon mics of good quality are expensive and fragile so most people don't want to invest in a mic that costs more than their radio. There are amateur radio operators like myself that know the quality of ribbon mics and we know these mics don't need to rely on heavy outboard processing to achieve a great natural sound.
Here is some real world data;
The average spoken male voice frequency range is around 85 to 155 hz and the female voice is around 160 to 250 hz. If you look up the Lab tested data sheet on a good ribbon mic such as the one I use, ( AEA R-84 web link: http://www.wesdooley.com/sites/default/files/pdf/R84_Technical_Onesheet_v2.4_web.pdf ) you will see a strong wide frequency response curve peaking around between 100hz to 400hz and not start to really drop 3db until after 10kz, well within the pass band of any good radio and within the natural speaking voice of anybody. This makes it strongest in the lower and middle range of the spectrum which is what you want because the excess will start to fall out of the pass band anyhow.
Sorry to say, This data above discredits your assessment of ribbon mics that you posted.
Good Ribbon mics unlike many mics out there, truly have a 20Hz-20Khz frequency response, not even the popular Ham's favorites EV-RE20 or Heil PR series mics (which are both excellent mics) have that. A lot of mics frequency response curves cut off anywhere from 80 hz to 40 hz on the low and cut the highs anywhere from 15 kz to 18 kz. Generally ribbon mics don't require a preamp or phantom power ( when used for radio service) unless it's an active version.
My ribbon mic has a 270 ohm impedance which is not a problem for my radio's 600 ohm mic input gain stage. ( the reverse isn't true, You can have a lower impedance mic for your radio, but you don't want a mic with a higher impedance than your radio's mic input, It doesn't have to match. Think of it like a 3 inch water hose hooking into a 1 inch valve inlet, too much resistance forcing the water in a smaller opening, now reverse it and no resistance, get it?) I do use a variable impedance mic activator specially designed for ribbon mics which can load the mic up to 15 kilo-ohms which can really open the mic sound even more which is something EQ can't do. This is something you wouldn't or shouldn't do with a dynamic or condenser mic. Normally I leave the mic activator set at 1.5 kilo-ohms due to an over-emphasized bass response at higher settings.(clarification, this is impedance input loading at the mic which ribbon mics can handle and is recommended, this is not impedance loading the output to the radio).
One thing I generally don't care for is people who broadcast over the airwaves with a heavily processed sound. The more EQ and processing done to a signal, the more you get away from the truth. EQ and other processing sounds better when used as a corrective measure rather than trying to boost something that isn't there due to a mic or radio's shortcomings.
Your posting has a lot of good information, but I suspect you don't or have ever owned a quality ribbon mic, the cheap Chinese versions don't count.
This entire post is my opinion, but based off facts and personal experience.
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