Yep; Easy enough to do: Wire one's own mic to the common 3-circuit plug. (DONE!) Wayne has offered positive information which confirms your feelings.
And, yes; A common "computer mic" may well NOT have a PTT switch. I was never considering this. Rather than a computer mic, I was thinking along the lines of a retired hand or desk mic, and adapting the mic audio and PTT to a plug that would access the desired ground-mic-PTT connections in the KX3 radio. Again, per Wayne's latest, this is indeed a possibility. Thank you for your input, Don. To all, let's call this case CLOSED. (My typing "speed" is "NOT." -Hence, the added email activities this day have been a very INTERESTING but labor-intensive chore.) Thanks to all who participated. I believe that more than one of us has learned all we need, at least for now.) 73; -Mike- KØJTA On 7/22/64 1:59 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Mike, > > It appears that the lack of PTT with a 3 circuit microphone is a lack > in the microphone (I don't know of any mic with a 3 circuit plug that > has a PTT button - these are built for use as computer mics). > Wayne has said that one could wire a PTT switch onto a 3 circuit jack > - which tells me that the PTT circuit is on the ring connector of the > jack. Wayne will correct me if that is wrong. > Bottom line as I see it - if you have a microphone and a PTT switch, > and you wire it to a 3 circuit plug, you will have AF and PTT - but > you would have to wire your own, current computer microphones do not > have a PTT switch. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 12/30/2011 4:08 PM, Mike Schwendeman wrote: >> I may stand corrected, if your assumption is correct. (I have NO >> problem in admitting an error.) But, it does NOT seem that a >> 3-circuit plug will be permitted access to the PTT function. -Again, >> I really do not know. All I have to go by is the previously-copied >> entry from a person who appears to be knowledgeable of this radio. >> >> Yes, if one plugs in a 3-circuit mic, the audio will indeed be passed >> to the radio. -It is the (lack of) PTT function that is seemingly >> "missing" to me, if the 3-circuit plug is employed. >> >> The bottom line comes down to an "assumed convenience," without >> having to drive 20 minutes one-way (in my case) to the nearest Radio >> Shack store to buy, then assemble a 4-circuit plug. (Which would >> hopefully be done CORRECTLY, avoiding a possible boo-boo.) >> >> 73! -Mike- KØJTA >> >> >> On 12/30/11 2:53 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >>> Mike, >>> >>> I believe you either misunderstood, or you do not have a good mental >>> image of the small microphone Wayne was talking about. >>> >>> I don't see any inconsistency. The small microphone mentioned is a >>> right angled mic that is quite small and fits directly on the KX3 >>> (no cord) and it has a 3 circuit plug. See >>> http://www.frys.com/product/5940534?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG for >>> one example. It would allow the KX3 to be handheld and the XMIT >>> button on the KX3 can be used instead of PTT. >>> >>> As a matter of fact Wayne has said that the placement of the >>> internal speaker was also so the KX3 could be used like a handheld >>> >>> It seems to be a good design choice to me. >>> If you have a corded microphone with the 4 circuit plug, then you >>> have full use of Mic AF, PTT and the UP/DN buttons, but if it is a 3 >>> circuit plug, you will only have the Mic AF. >>> >>> 73, >>> Don W3FPR >>> >>> On 12/30/2011 3:01 PM, Mike Schwendeman wrote: >>>> The KX3's mic connector design-choice is a puzzle to me... >> > ______________________________________________________________ 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
