Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Heil 600 ohm balanced mic (PR40) connecting to rear

2018-06-07 Thread Russ
Yup A little bit of common mode Russ KD4JO Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Original message From: Clay Autery Date: 6/7/18 5:16 PM (GMT-05:00) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Heil 600 ohm balanced mic (PR40) connecting to rear And if for some

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Heil 600 ohm balanced mic (PR40) connecting to rear

2018-06-07 Thread Clay Autery
And if for some reason you have a TRS available and not TS connector  just wire the ring and shield to Pins 1 and 3, and still pin 2 to tip. __ Clay Autery, KY5G (318) 518-1389 On 06/07/18 13:59, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: If you wish to make your own cable using a XLR

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Heil 600 ohm balanced mic (PR40) connecting to rear

2018-06-07 Thread Jim Brown
On 6/7/2018 9:06 AM, Michael Blake wrote: You can buy the correct 3 pin XLR to 1/8” TS Male cable at your local Guitar Center or similar place for less that $20…. Or you can make one with two connectors, some cable, and a soldering iron. Wire pins 1 and 3 together and to the shield of the

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Heil 600 ohm balanced mic (PR40) connecting to rear

2018-06-07 Thread Bob McGraw K4TAX
If you wish to make your own cable using a XLR connector and a 1/8" Tip-Sleeve connector,   XLR pin #2 connect to Tip, XLR pin #3 and pin #1 to the Sleeve.   In the XLR world, pin #1 is ground/shield, pin #2 is hot (+ve) and pin #3 is cold (-ve) Thus for unbalanced use, pin #1 and pin #3 must

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Heil 600 ohm balanced mic (PR40) connecting to rear

2018-06-07 Thread Michael Blake
Mike, I connect my EV-RE50ND to the rear 1/8” connector on my K3s without issue. You need an XLR to TS 1/8” male cable or adapter. The mic does not care if it is balanced or unbalanced but if you use an XLR to TRS adapter the ring will be floating free and will cause a problem. You can buy

[Elecraft] [K3] Heil 600 ohm balanced mic (PR40) connecting to rear

2018-06-07 Thread mike
I would like to connect my 600 ohm balanced mic PR 77D to the K3s rear mic connection. The mic connector is XLR 3-pin. I cannot figure out if the K3 rear connection can accept a balance mic. The adapters I have tried produce hum and lead me to believe they force it to unbalance. Any help