Yes, I may plan to do that if I decide to keep this mic. The price is OK and I am leaning towards buying it because if I did not want to keep the mic I could probably recover my cost by selling it.
phil On Mar 6, 2011, at 8:51 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > Phil, > > The K3 provides voltage on pin 6 but the MC-60 expects > > voltage on pin 5. What I don't understand is IF I were to rewire > > this so that the voltage was placed on pin 5 (I assume I would do > > this within the base itself and not rewire the actual connector) then > > do I create a problem for the K3?? I am assuming that I would have > > to make sure that pin 5 was NOT connected to anything but that I took > > the pin 6 voltage offered by the K3 and route it to whatever pin 5 > > was hooked up to. > > I have sent you separately the MC-60A manual. In it is a schematic > for the microphone/base. The documentation shows that pin 5 is > currently connected to the collector of the voltage regulator > transistor and pin 6 is currently empty. You should be able to > move the wire from pin 5 to pin 6 without difficulty. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 3/6/2011 11:24 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: >> Don, >> >> Actually, I do have an MC-60A here I guess. It definitely does have >> the preamp, the battery pack underneath and so on but the mic label >> on the base says "MC-60". I read somewhere on the Internet that the >> "A" model is not identified by the label on the base. >> >> There is a part of your message that I would like to clarify. I have >> examined the relevant material in the K3 user guide and still I am >> not sure. The K3 provides voltage on pin 6 but the MC-60 expects >> voltage on pin 5. What I don't understand is IF I were to rewire >> this so that the voltage was placed on pin 5 (I assume I would do >> this within the base itself and not rewire the actual connector) then >> do I create a problem for the K3?? I am assuming that I would have >> to make sure that pin 5 was NOT connected to anything but that I took >> the pin 6 voltage offered by the K3 and route it to whatever pin 5 >> was hooked up to. >> >> 73, phil, K7PEH >> >> >> On Mar 5, 2011, at 11:29 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >> >>> Phil, >>> >>> You have to get the K3 ALC meter to illuminate 5 to 7 bars with the >>> compression set to zero. That is true with any microphone. >>> >>> According to the G4WPW microphone information, the MC60 mic has no >>> preamp, but has a hi-Z, Lo-Z switch (it should be set to lo-Z for >>> the K3). The M60A has a preamp that needs voltage on pin 5, but >>> unfortunately, that is the part that is not compatible with the K3 >>> which provides voltage in pin 6. >>> >>> In other words, the MC60 will work with the K3, but the MC60A will >>> not work unless you change the microphone plug. >>> >>> 73, Don W3FPR >>> >>> On 3/5/2011 11:02 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: >>>> So, I asked a question late last night but no responses. So, >>>> either no one cares or maybe I got lost in the noise. But, that >>>> is OK -- I will try again. >>>> >>>> I am confused and mystified by a mic that I borrowed from a >>>> friend to try out with the K3. It is a Kenwood MC-60 and I think >>>> it is fairly new and I only have a day or two to play with this >>>> so I want to make use of that time. >>>> >>>> I am discovering that I don't understand all there is about >>>> microphones and the K3. For example, when you use the MENU to >>>> set the Mic to something like FP.L or FP.H, what is the true >>>> meaning of the L and H. I know that the document says Low gain >>>> and High gain but how am I to interpret this. Does H mean that >>>> the mic has high gain or does it mean that it needs high gain. >>>> >>>> This MC-60 mic has a preamplifier on it and when this amp is off, >>>> I have trouble getting the ALC meter to measure anything. I do >>>> the test of speaking normally into the mic but with the mic gain >>>> set to 60 I have to either shout or speak VERY CLOSELY to the mic >>>> to make the ALC meter move at all. This does not seem right. I >>>> get the same behavior whether the mic setting is FP.L or FP.H. >>>> By the way, Bias is set off as I believe it should be with a >>>> dynamic mic. >>>> >>>> Now, I have done some tests on-air with a few friends and they >>>> say my audio sounds OK. Right now, I have the compression either >>>> zero or very low and I am forgetting which audio report I got >>>> with which setting. But, the compression setting didn't seem to >>>> make a whole lot of difference. >>>> >>>> Also, another question --- this mic has a preamp and I am >>>> wondering if there is wisdom in using the preamp versus the mic >>>> gain set to a high value on the K3. >>>> >>>> And, lastly -- I checked the history of some discussion on >>>> Kenwood mics and the K3 and I see there is some discussion about >>>> the pin wiring of whether pin 5 is used or pin 6 for something or >>>> other. I was under the impression that the K3 was using the >>>> Kenwood mic wiring so what is this question on pin 5 versus pin >>>> 6? >>>> >>>> Yes, when it comes to microphones I do not know very much. I am >>>> about 90 percent CW so I obviously do not care about audio too >>>> much but I do want things to sound OK without over driving the >>>> K3. >>>> >>>> 73, phil, K7PEH >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list Home: >>>> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: >>>> http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: >>>> mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >>>> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list Home: >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: >> http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: >> mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
