[Elecraft] Microphone Jack Grounded?

[David Pratt]

John - Have a look at
http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/k2_microphone_jack_grounding.htm

The K2 ~01583 that I have did not have its mic jack shield grounded. The 
above document implies that Elecraft omitted a step to ground the jack, 
so I assume that the omission will have been corrected by now.

I did get some r.f. feedback when using different microphones and PSK31 
connections to the mic jack until I grounded the socket.

73 de David G4DMP


In a recent message, John Huffman <hjohnc@core.com> said....
>Is the K2 microphone jack grounded?  Should it be?
>
>I'm using the MD2 microphone.  If I touch the metal of the plug at the 
>radio and I have any static on me, the K2's LCD goes off for a split 
>second.  That doesn't seem good.