After reading Don's message about pin 5 and 6 I started to scratch my head
as to whether I made a modification or not to the Kenwood adapter for the
W2ENY headset/microphone.
I really can't remember; the microphone is indeed electret. If I did change
the pin 5 and pin 6 wiring in the adapter, it
Keith,
I have the same headset/microphone as W2ENY and have very good results with
my K3.
I have used it both with the Kenwood adapter on the front panel as well as
without it on the pack panel. I have made no modifications, er well maybe
one described below. The microphone requires bias selected
Kieth,
The answer is 'it all depends'. You will have to do some checking of
the information about that particular mic.
Look at the microphone pinout information. If either pins 5 or 6 are
used, then that particular Kenwood microphone is *not* compatible with
the K3. If pins 5 and 6 have No
Has anyone tried Bob W2ENY's Kenwood headsets on a K3, do they plug
straight in being Kenwood plugs or do they need modification?
They seem to be excellent units and I'm looking for a possible headset/
mic combination to use here at home with K3 #133 and with our radio
club ( VK6ANC) two K3's w
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