Yes, you can do it all from the back panel and ignore the 8-pin Foster connector on the front panel.
You'll need something to bridge the 1/4" phone plug on the Heil hand trigger to an RCA plug for PTT. Not a dumb question. I sometimes prefer the front panel headphone jack because I like pulling the plug out and having the speaker come on. There are menu ways of doing this, but I'm old fashioned. 73 de Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kate Hutton Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 9:50 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 & Heil headset My new K3 works great on CW - love the way it sounds & the intuitively logical controls - but I'm trying to figure out what part I need if any to connect my Heil Pro headset, with a PTT hand trigger. I see a larger stereo plug coming from the PTT switch & a small one coming from the heaset (1 wire), which currently go to a Yaesu adapter to my old rig. The other two wires to the headset appear to be for the earphones (small stereo plug). Can I use "PTT IN", "STEREO PHONES" & "MIC" on the back & just ignore the 8-pin connector on the front? Sorry if it is a dumb question. 73 Kate K6HTN ______________________________________________________________ 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
