Yes but. . . The Mic pinout used by Elecraft is the Kenwood pinout. So, you would use a Kenwood adapter with a Heil product. Hence the issue with the blocking cap - unless Heil has now made available a mic adapter cable specifically for the Elecraft line.
Buck k4ia On 2/24/2012 2:53 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: > Bob Heil just told me that only the ICOM Heil adapters have blocking > capacitors. > >>> Of course NONE of the Kenwood or Yaesu have any blocking caps as none of > their inputs have phantom voltage (thank goodness) > > Dick, K6KR > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 11:32 AM > To: Tom > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Heil Proset Headphones > > Tom, > > Since you have the Icom adapter now, I must ask - Is that a Proset-Ic? > You can find the "Ic" designation in the end of the microphone tube that > attaches to the earphone. > If it is an "Ic" type, it has an electret microphone element which requires > bias. > I believe the Kenwood adapter has a blocking capacitor that will prevent the > bias voltage from reaching the mic element. > If you are using this with a K3, just plug it into the rear panel jack, no > need for an adapter. If you are using it with the K2, rewire the Microphone > Configuration Header to match your Icom adapter. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 2/24/2012 1:58 PM, Tom wrote: >> I have the headset with the adapter for my Icom 756Pro. Which Heil >> adapter do I need to use the headset with the K3? AD-1-K? >> >> Tom >> KQ5S >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
