https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/88b57a28-b76b-4259-9222-fe85295dd3f1 Good wireless microphones for video cameras may be too expensive for the casual YouTuber. Provided you can live with the cable a lapel microphone is a good substitute, giving results better than either the camera's internal microphone or a cheap wireless microphone. However electret elements require a power source. If your camera doesn't supply power up its microphone cable you can build a box that does. This video explains how. PS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: Subscribing on YouTube,, Checking my books page at https://books.vk3ye.com, Shopping on Amazon via: https://amzn.to/3iiDQXv, or, Shopping on eBay via: https://ebay.us/i9DuWP (then if you buy something I'll get a small commission at no cost to you) Mon, 04 May 2026 01:27:46 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/88b57a28-b76b-4259-9222-fe85295dd3f1 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.