Other microphones.
Echo microphone.
This is an amplified microphone with a built in echo effect. There are usually controls
to adjust the output level and the amount of repeat on the echo. One of these
controls may be inside the back of the microphone.
Echo effects for
CB are also
available in a separate unit.
telephone type microphone.

Some microphones were made in the shape of a telephone hand set. These had the
PTT (Push To Talk) button between the mouth piece and the ear piece.
Obviously, they were designed as a novelty, and were probably not very popular in the UK.
I am not sure if anyone still makes these, or if any are still about in the UK.
Speech processor.
A speech processor is a special type of amplified microphone. These microphones
are designed to solve problems caused by the wide range of sound levels in human
speech.
The problem is that, while the peaks of your voice may be loud, there are also
quiet parts. To avoid distorting your sound, the system must be set so that your
peak levels are not too much... which can leave the quiet parts too low.
The speech processor will try to keep your sound level fairly constant by
amplifying everything, then clipping anything that will exceed the maximum.
This is great for
AM and
SSB use, where your power
output is related to your voice level and lower sound means lower power, but
FM CB that we have has a constant output level.
For
FM CB, the output
is constant regardless of how much sound you put in and the clipping action of a
processor may do more harm than good.
If you have money to spare, a good base microphone may sound better than
most speech processors will on
FM
CB.
Speech processors are also available as separate units and as add-on boards to be
fitted into the CB.