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I saw that coming. Should have said something. The problem you are having with low audio output is caused by the fact that you don't have a preamp between the mic and the radio. Can't do it with 4 pin mic plug; as 'balanced' audio gear uses 3 pin XLR plugs. BTW - you would be better served with a dedicated mic preamp than a mixer. They cost about the same too - about~$100 or less. Dedicated mic preamps have better gain than the typical mic preamps found in mixing boards. Unless you get a $40k mixing board; and I'm sure your budget won't allow for that!

You might be better off by converting the 4 pin mic plug/wiring to a 3 pin mic XLR. But then, you would have to dump the new mic you have and get a XLR plug type mic. All pro mics use this format.

If/when your cable is converted to a 3 pin XLR at the mic end of that cable, then it can plug directly into a preamp. Then you need ANOTHER standard XLR to XLR mic cable to attach the mic to the preamp. That is how I set mine up, along with many others that do it the very same way.

<blockquote data-quote="Robb" data-source="post: 343302" data-attributes="member: 8446">I saw that coming.&nbsp; Should have said something.&nbsp; The problem you are having with low audio output is caused by the fact that you don&#039;t have a preamp between the mic and the radio.&nbsp; Can&#039;t do it with 4 pin mic plug; as &#039;balanced&#039; audio gear uses 3 pin XLR plugs.&nbsp; BTW - you would be better served with a dedicated mic preamp than a mixer.&nbsp; They cost about the same too - about~$100 or less.&nbsp; Dedicated mic preamps have better gain than the typical mic preamps found in mixing boards.&nbsp;&nbsp; Unless you get a $40k mixing board; and I&#039;m sure your budget won&#039;t allow for that!You might be better off by converting the 4 pin mic plug/wiring to a 3 pin mic XLR.&nbsp; But then, you would have to dump the new mic you have and get a XLR plug type mic.&nbsp; All pro mics use this format.If/when your cable is converted to a 3 pin XLR at the mic end of that cable, then it can plug directly into a preamp.&nbsp; Then you need ANOTHER standard XLR to XLR mic cable to attach the mic to the preamp.&nbsp; That is how I set mine up, along with many others that do it the very same way.<img src="http://www.worldwidedx.com/attachments/installation-station-setup/3826d1291866132-great-mic-sound-your-citizens-band-radio-export-radio-part-4-essb_wiring.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Robb, post: 343302, member: 8446"] I saw that coming. Should have said something. The problem you are having with low audio output is caused by the fact that you don't have a preamp between the mic and the radio. Can't do it with 4 pin mic plug; as 'balanced' audio gear uses 3 pin XLR plugs. BTW - you would be better served with a dedicated mic preamp than a mixer. They cost about the same too - about~$100 or less. Dedicated mic preamps have better gain than the typical mic preamps found in mixing boards. Unless you get a $40k mixing board; and I'm sure your budget won't allow for that! You might be better off by converting the 4 pin mic plug/wiring to a 3 pin mic XLR. But then, you would have to dump the new mic you have and get a XLR plug type mic. All pro mics use this format. If/when your cable is converted to a 3 pin XLR at the mic end of that cable, then it can plug directly into a preamp. Then you need ANOTHER standard XLR to XLR mic cable to attach the mic to the preamp. That is how I set mine up, along with many others that do it the very same way. [IMG]http://www.worldwidedx.com/attachments/installation-station-setup/3826d1291866132-great-mic-sound-your-citizens-band-radio-export-radio-part-4-essb_wiring.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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