Re: [Elecraft] Microphone compatibility
I have tried several mics with my K2 and the best reports are from an old Midland CB hand mic that I got free at a hamfest. It's an ugly old black thing but it works. Ian J Maude wrote: I cannot keep quiet any longer! :) What is all the noise about microphone compatibility? We are radio amateurs, it should be simple enough to wire a microphone for a rig. Just look at the pin outs on the mic and the rig and wire accordingly. The circuitry is not exactly complex! If we buy *any* radio we pretty much know that the mic wiring is going to be different. 4-way, 8-way, RJ45 connectors, the list goes on. What ever the manufacturer decides is the right way for them, this has always been the case. It really is quite simple. Is your microphone a dynamic type? If so, wire it for Kenwood and it will work. Does it need a voltage? Look at the diagrams as I mentioned before. Good grief! Elecraft are building the rigs for us now and we are still moaning! ;) 73 Ian -- Ian J Maude, G0VGS SysOp GB7MBC DX Cluster Member RSGB, GQRP K2 #4044 |K3 #? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Microphone-compatibility-tp15451579p15479614.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone compatibility
nz0t wrote: I have tried several mics with my K2 and the best reports are from an old Midland CB hand mic that I got free at a hamfest. It's an ugly old black thing but it works. I got one like that from Maplin several years ago. You could run over it with a truck and it wouldn't harm it. I've only ever used it on rare occasions when I've taken the K2 out mobile or portable, but it sure has earned some unsolicited complimentary audio reports. As for plug compatibility, my oldest mic has been rewired so many times the cross-head screws on the plug shell are almost completely burred over. Fortunately since the K2 arrived in the shack several years ago I haven't needed to rewire it. It worked with the K3 with no problem. - Julian, G4ILO K3 s/n: 222 K2 s/n: 392 G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Zerobeat Ham Forums: www.zerobeat.net/smf -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Microphone-compatibility-tp15451579p15491563.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone compatibility
CB rigs are much easier. They come with a microphone. :-) 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:23:07 +, Ian J Maude wrote: I cannot keep quiet any longer! :) What is all the noise about microphone compatibility? We are radio amateurs, it should be simple enough to wire a microphone for a rig. Just look at the pin outs on the mic and the rig and wire accordingly. The circuitry is not exactly complex! If we buy *any* radio we pretty much know that the mic wiring is going to be different. 4-way, 8-way, RJ45 connectors, the list goes on. What ever the manufacturer decides is the right way for them, this has always been the case. It really is quite simple. Is your microphone a dynamic type? If so, wire it for Kenwood and it will work. Does it need a voltage? Look at the diagrams as I mentioned before. Good grief! Elecraft are building the rigs for us now and we are still moaning! ;) 73 Ian ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Microphone compatibility
What we must remember, Stewart, is that the radio amateurs of today are a different breed from those when we took out our licences. The qualifications are different and some newly licensed amateurs are little more than CB or 'appliance' operators. Indeed, the K3 itself does not require any soldering and long gone are the days when amateurs needed to build their own equipment. It's sad really, but just the sign of the times. 73 David G4DMP/G3KEP (RAE 1954) In a recent message, Stewart Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ... CB rigs are much easier. They come with a microphone. :-) 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:23:07 +, Ian J Maude wrote: What is all the noise about microphone compatibility? We are radio amateurs, it should be simple enough to wire a microphone for a rig. Just look at the pin outs on the mic and the rig and wire accordingly. The circuitry is not exactly complex! -- David G4DMP Leeds, England, UK -- ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
