Pete, A stereo plug in a mono jack shouldn't actually cause anything to be shorted - it's the opposite situation that can be problematic (mono plug in a stereo jack).
Anyway, the line-in jack is actually a "stereo" one. A standard stereo cable will work fine. BTW, for searching the history of this list, try Nabble... http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Stereo-Connector-td2141311.html#a2141311 ~Iain / N6ML On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Pete Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > If I plug a standard stereo cable into the mono Line In jack on my K3, I > assume that it will short one of the channels to ground. In order to > connect to the Line Out of a computer sound card, does this mean that I > need to build a special cable with a mono plug on one end, connected > only to the tip and shell conductors of the cable, letting the ring float? > > Sorry to ask a question that must have been covered before, but I > haven't found anything on this in the manual, and the archive of this > reflector really isn't effectively searchable. > > -- > 73, Pete N4ZR > > The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com > The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at > reversebeacon.blogspot.com, > spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
