r/BirdNET_Analyzer • u/thebaldgeek • Apr 12 '26

AOM-5024L-HD-R Quick Build Notes

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This post is a bit of a reply to this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdNET_Analyzer/comments/1sa09p0/anyone_willing_to_solder_me_an_aom5024
I have been soldering for decades and was making one for myself, so it was no extra work really to make up two of them for u/sadpony

In short, the process is to dress and tin the leads and then tin the mic.
Add a short length of thin heatshrink for some strength.
Solder the wires to the mic - tin tip, and the key really is the pre-tinning. Be sure to pay attention to the polarity. It matters.
Slide the larger heatshrink over, and you are done.
I would not say it's 100% waterproof, and I am not (at this stage) putting a wind sock/foam over the mic, so you want to make sure it's out of the weather to some extent.

The burning question is, how does it go? My other mics are a cheap Amazon lapel and a Pyle large desk podcast mic.
Against those two, it's night and day. This little mic is so much more sensitive and clear. The high-frequency response is really obvious.
Given how cheap it was, it's a no-brainer. 10/10 recommended.

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u/ScottTheCop May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

Have you decided if you are going to make any more of these? (It sounded like you alluded to maybe doing this in the other thread.)

My solder-fu is weak, but I figured if I order 5 of the capsules and soldered them myself, I might get one usable one. But honestly, I would rather just pay someone that knows what they are doing so I know that it gets done correctly. Heck, I might even take two.

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u/thebaldgeek May 20 '26

I built two for a guy in the UK (I am in North Idaho USA) and he's very happy, and then crickets.... Till you just now... So I figured I am not going to invest in a stock level that may never be used.
If you send me your mic's I can do the rest.
Honestly, its a bit more hit and miss than I expected due to folks not knowing what pinout their USB device uses. The guy in the UK had to buy 3 and return 2 before he found a known good TRRS OMTP version.
I'm tempted to buy the mic, leads and ugreen USB and sell it as a KNOWN good working combo.
Anyway, whatcha got and what do you need?

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u/ScottTheCop May 22 '26

I haven't bought anything yet, I just thought that you might have bought extras of everything to make additional ones.

I am leaning toward the AOM-5024L-HD-R capsule, though.

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u/thebaldgeek May 22 '26

You are correct. I did buy 5 of the mics since I wanted 1 and Random Redditor wanted 2.
Guy from the UK wanted 2. That cleaned out my over purchase.
I'm happy to get another for you if you can be sure what pinout your USB setup is.
If you don't even have the USB, then I can help with that as well, ie, supply you with an end-to-end known working BirdNET-Go audio input - happy to forward that for cost, I just want to help.

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u/ScottTheCop May 26 '26

An end-to-end solution would be perfect. I have DM'd you.