Pete, This *is* a little confusing to many, but the jack itself is stereo - the signal path is mono - which means that the channel connected to the jack tip (normally the left) will be the only one used by the K3. You can use either a mono or a stereo plug. looking with hindsight, a better label than "mono" on those jacks would be "left channel only is used" - and indeed that is the intent.
The same is not true for the audio output (headphones and speaker out) - always use a stereo plug even if you are only using one channel. 73, Don W3FPR Pete Smith 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. > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
