[Elecraft] Mic plug wiring?

[Don Wilhelm]

Thanks for that input Tom.  When I looked at the Rat Shack website, they did
not specify the number of pins.  I HAVE purchased the 8 pin plugs at Rat
Shack in the past, but I don't have the 'wrapper' to tell me what the proper
number is.

73,
Don W3FPR

----- Original Message ----- 

| That Radio Shack part number shows a 4-pin plug, not the 8-pin needed.
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| ----- Original Message ----- 
| From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr@peoplepc.com>
| To: "Tom, W6WW" <tom@cwx.com>; "- Elecraft" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
| Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 6:49 PM
| Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Mic plug wiring?
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| > Tom,
| >
| > A mic plug is available at Radio Shack - 274-001 CB & Ham Microphone
Plug.
| > How you wire the plug depends on how you configured the mic header on
the
| K2
| > front panel board as well as the particular D-104 mic and stand that you
| > have there - so I really can't answer that part for you without a lot
more
| > information.
| >
| > Now about your D-104.  If you have the amplified version, it should work
| > fine - just add the plug to the end of the mic cable.
| >
| > However, if you have the unamplified version, the mic element a crystal
| type
| > and needs a high impedance (10K or greater) at the transciever.
| > Unfortunately, the K2 (and most modern rigs as well) are designed for a
| low
| > impedance (about 600 ohm) microphone.  You can add a high impedance
input
| > preamplifier as several folks have done - there was an article in QST a
| > while back on using the D-104 with modern transceivers that may help
you.
| >
| > I solved the problem here by replacing the crystal mic element with a
Heil
| > element - I like the lollipop mic and couldn't resist trying the Heil
| > element too - I got the best of both worlds.  YMMV.
| >
| > 73,
| > Don W3FPR
|