Looking for a micro, stand and mixer cheap with good value for money after yesterdays experience of only be able of listening.
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Desktop-Microphone-Black-Silver/dp/B00009EHJV/I use one of these Logitech/Labtec USB boom mics; noise-cancelling on it works a treat. Plus, has mechanical mute switch on the mic element circuit so I KNOW that when I turn it off, it's actually OFF.
They made them for like 2 decades in various models under both the Labtec and Logitec brands; just be careful when inspecting as they often crack just above the pivot if handled roughly.
Ignore the crazy slAmazon Marketplace pricing; you should be able to find one on fleaBay or local junk/computer/thrift shop for like 5 bux.
There are also oodles of "similar" mics from Bezos' Bazaar being sold as "USB computer microphone" for $10-20 shipped. Of course with those, you don't know if you're getting the peace of mind provided by a mechanical mute switch.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=usb+computer+microphone&ref=nb_sb_noss_1I would just like to say "fuck today". went outside to reterminate my antenna so I can put an inline disconnect in and disaster:
1. Firstly it's too damn cold to install Solder BNC connectors today so my hands stopped working
2. It started raining right in the middle of it. I'm perching on a chair outside with a metcal. Not good.
3. I ran out of insulation tape to seal off the open end of the feed literally right now (whyyyy) so I'm probably going to have rain dielectric now
So fail, fail and fail.
Edit: now going to buy a decent crimp tool, a coax stripper and some crimp on BNCs. Edit 2: does anyone know any BNC crimps that aren't a piece of shit? Don't mind spending 50-60 quid on these at the moment as it's a fucking pain in the arse doing clamp ons.
No and no. that's why I still solder genuine Amphenol BNCs whenever I really NEED to make something BNC. Otherwise, I just suck Cave Johnson's lemons
and use a screw-on BNC with oodles of
self-sealing stem bolts self-sealing silicone tape.mnem
Fuck tomorrow as well; just on general principles.