Harris portable mics

mdsxfire · Nov 25, 2018

We switched to our counties Harris p25p2 system about a year ago, and the system works flawlessly great coverage etc. my question is do they have another option for portable mics, I feel they are much cheaper than the radio itself and sound very tinny, which is made even worse when listening to someone on air. Side by side my unication G5 sounds 100 times better than the portable mic, and it’s not the radios fault because the sound that comes from the radio speaker sounds good, has depth and is clear. We have the xg-25 portables

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rescue674aa · Nov 25, 2018

I use the ones like Chicago Fire show used until they went to Motorola. They are pretty good ones

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radioman2001 · Nov 26, 2018

Try Otto mics if they still exist, we used them for years.

kb4cvn · Nov 26, 2018

mdsxfire said:
We switched to our counties Harris p25p2 system about a year ago, and the system works flawlessly great coverage etc. my question is do they have another option for portable mics, I feel they are much cheaper than the radio itself and sound very tinny, which is made even worse when listening to someone on air. Side by side my unication G5 sounds 100 times better than the portable mic, and it’s not the radios fault because the sound that comes from the radio speaker sounds good, has depth and is clear. We have the xg-25 portables

Check the portable's microphone audio's AGC Gain setting in the personality file.
People aren't aware often use the incorrect setting for mobiles and portables. THEY ARE DIFFERENT !

Data from the RPM Help Screen on this topic:

AGC Level
This control allows the user to control the digital Automatic Gain Control (AGC) level.

This level has a default setting of 0 dB for portable radios and 12 dB for mobile radios to allow automatic adjustment of transmission volume for applications where the user is speaking into the radio at a low volume. This adjustment may take approximately .5 seconds to respond after the transmission begins.

This setting may be adjusted to a lower setting, 6 dB, for applications where there is loud background noise which would be transmitted over the air.

This adjustment can also be turned off by selecting 0 dB.

Range: 0 dB to 12 dB in 6 dB increments
Default Value: 0 dB for portable radios (12 dB for mobile radios)

I hope this helps....

mdsxfire · Nov 28, 2018

kb4cvn said:
Check the portable's microphone audio's AGC Gain setting in the personality file.
People aren't aware often use the incorrect setting for mobiles and portables. THEY ARE DIFFERENT !

Data from the RPM Help Screen on this topic:

AGC Level
This control allows the user to control the digital Automatic Gain Control (AGC) level.

This level has a default setting of 0 dB for portable radios and 12 dB for mobile radios to allow automatic adjustment of transmission volume for applications where the user is speaking into the radio at a low volume. This adjustment may take approximately .5 seconds to respond after the transmission begins.

This setting may be adjusted to a lower setting, 6 dB, for applications where there is loud background noise which would be transmitted over the air.

This adjustment can also be turned off by selecting 0 dB.

Range: 0 dB to 12 dB in 6 dB increments
Default Value: 0 dB for portable radios (12 dB for mobile radios)

I hope this helps....

That sounds like the issue we are having the slightest background noise drowns out the operators voice tx

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