I think is try one of two ideas. 1> amazon has available a 3 or 4 foot cable that has a rt angle TRRS plug on one end and a straight TRRS plug on the other. Cut one end off and connect the cable to an XLR 4 pin plug to plug into mic.
2> use above TRRS cable and just cut off the rt angle plug and graft it to a Heil cable. As I recall the Amazon cable was pretty inexpensive, thin and red. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Mar 30, 2014, at 8:19 AM, John Lawrence <j123...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > First of all, the KX3 is a sweet radio and have it running quickly with only > small adaptations using my old 70 yo memory > bank from 5 years with the K3 and K2. > > > Now that I've read all the historical material debating the alternatives to > the MH3 hand mic > > I'm still not sure how to get my trusted K3 Heil with a cable adapted to work > with the KX3.. > Yes, I'd like to be able to interchange the Heil GM with the HC5 cartridge > between the K3 and > the KX3. > > > Using the KX3 I don't care about the up/dwn buttons but do want PTT. So, > this mic jack with > tip/ring/ring/sleeve I would like to make up an entire new cable to go from > the bottom of the > mic with a four pin 3.5 mm jack on the other end to plug into the KX3. > > > Is there a pre-made solution available or what is the cleanest/simplest way > to make a cable? Looks like > Heil doesn't have one. > > > Did I miss the end outcome summary for this transition to KX3? This OT with > interconnects in my life > since 1959 is getting too old to tease my brain on interconnect details. > Instead I prefer the bigger subjects like JT65 stability for the XV-144 local > oscillator. Any Elmer's with the answer out there? > > > Thanks, John Lawrence, W1QS > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to n...@widomaker.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
