Or leave everything as it was made, with no adapter, no modification;
put a battery into the base of the MC-60A, turn the mic pre-amp on (in)
and set the K3/K4 as needed with no bias.
The battery lasts for years; it's fast and simple to set up the radio or
replace a battery. And you never have to remember what was done to the
mic (because nothing was). Simplest is often best.
73,
Rick NK7I
On 5/17/2022 1:53 PM, Ken Winterling wrote:
Option "D") Make an adapter that swaps the leads so you can use the
unmodified MC-60 on the Elecraft.
I prefer to make adapters for my rigs so I can use (almost) any mic I have
on (almost) any rig I have.
73,
*Ken*
*WA2LBI*
On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 4:46 PM Joe Subich, W4TV<li...@subich.com> wrote:
On 2022-05-17 1:19 PM, Eric Fitzgerald wrote:
>
> Can you use a Kenwood MC-60 desktop mic with an Elecraft K3?
If you have an MC-60 (not MC-60A), you can use it "as is". The
only difference is that Elecraft and Kenwood reverse pins 5 and 6.
Pin 5 is +8V for Kenwood, Pin 6 is +5V for Elecraft.
If you have the "non 'A'" version of the MC-50 or MC-60, pins 5
and 6 are not used. If you have the "A" versions pin 5 is used
to power the preamp in the base of the mic. If you have the "A"
versions you will need to do one of the following:
A) swap pins 5/6 in the Foster plug on one end of the coiled cord
B) move the wire from pin 5 to pin 6 on the 8 pin jack where the
coiled cord (PG-4C) connects on the base of the mic
C) leave the preamplifier (mic amp) switch in the "out" position.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2022-05-17 1:19 PM, Eric Fitzgerald wrote:
Hello Wise and Powerful Reflector;
Can you use a Kenwood MC-60 desktop mic with an Elecraft K3? I seem to
recall the front panel jack is the same pin configuration as a Kenwood.
TIA
Eric KG6MZS
www.kg6mzs.com
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