Greg,
The K2 needs a high output microphone, and that usually means an
electret type element. Most Icom mics (and Heil mics with the 'iC'
suffix) are the high output electret type. If you choose one of these
and wire your K2 configuration header for ICOM (with a 5.6k resistor
between the AF pin and the 5 volt pin), you should be able to just plug
it in.
The other electret mic that I know works well are those from TenTec -
the 701 is the hand mic. They come with a 4 pin mic connector that you
must change to 8 pins, but you can wire the new mic plug for any mic
configuration that you want - I suggest the Elecraft wiring - straight
across (use computer jumpers) on the mic header.
73,
Don W3FPR
Greg Derda wrote:
Hi all,
I am in the process of building K2 #6001 and need to start thinking
about a microphone. I've looked over the Reflector archives, and it
seems that there are lot of little mods needed for a variety of
microphones. The simplest solution would be a MH2, but I don't know
that I can wait until the June 15 production date. Question is, can I
not just jumper my K2 for Kenwood, buy a Heil HM-10 or Handi_Mic, and
plug-n-play (without any internal K2 mods)? I will get a Pro Set
someday, but I just want a decent little microphone to get me started.
Any suggestions?
Thanks and 73,
Greg
KI4MMM
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