Rycote 104405 40/55 Reporter Mic Foam Windshield (UKRY104405) rycote_104405 / RYC104405. The Reporter Mic Foam is a discreet, slip-on foam windshield, designed to protect the microphone head against light wind and pop noise. Made of durable, high quality open-cell acoustic foam, these windshields offer up to 20 dB wind noise attenuation, whilst keeping high frequency loss to a minimum.