Mark,

Having the same connector is not entirely sufficient.  Use your ohmmeter on the connector.  Ring 2 should be 0 ohms to ring 1 when PTT is closed.  If not, then some re-wiring in the mic head itself may be required.  Hopefully there is a wire from the mic head to ring 2 and also ring 1 of the connector.

73,
Don W3FPR


On 10/22/2024 6:56 PM, Mark Cohen wrote:
Hi folks,

I recently purchased a Yaesu SSM-17A 
<https://www.amazon.com/Yaesu-Standard-Microphone-SSM-17A-Replaces/dp/B089YW2BP9>
 speaker microphone hoping to use it with my KX2. I don't need the up/down buttons on 
the Elecraft MH3, and it's less than half the price.

I'm surprised to find that the PTT button on the Yaesu speaker mic does not 
seem to work with the KX2. I've tried every combination of the MIC BIAS and MIC 
BTN options to no avail. I can get audio out from the mic using the front panel 
XMIT button, but the PTT on the hand mic does not key the transceiver.

Does anyone have advice on debugging this? Or is it just fundamentally 
incompatible? I'm surprised because the connector is exactly the same as the 
Elecraft MH3.

Thanks in advance for any knowledge you might be able to share, and 73 de Mark 
WA7MPC.

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