= NOW 5 WPM = TEXT IS FROM APRIL 2023 QST PAGE 55 = IMPORTANT MICROPHONE CHARACTERISTICS PROXIMITY EFFECT ONE OF THE FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A MICROPHONE IS THAT THEY ALL HAVE A PROXIMITY EFFECT. THIS MEANS THAT WHEN YOU SPEAK RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE, < QST DE W1AW = ITLL ACCENTUATE THE LOWER FREQUENCIES OF YOUR VOICE THIS CAN BE AS MUCH AS 10 DB. THIS IS MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED WITH CARDIOIDPATTERN MICROPHONES, AS = END OF 5 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <