[Elecraft] microHAM K3 cables ...

[Don Wilhelm]

Joe,

That is why I internally 'bristle' a bit when I hear folks say that the
Elecraft microphone is the same as Kenwood. Even Bob Heil had made that
statement to me when I specifically addresses it with him last year at
Dayton. Perhaps he really meant that the pinout was the same with
respect to *his* microphones, or perhaps he had never checked about the
pin 5, pin 6 swap.

Remember that 'compatible' does not necessarily mean 'equivalent'.

73,
Don W3FPR

Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> Argh!  Another case of being "almost the same."  This breaks a lot 
> of good Kenwood mics - MC-44, MC-55, MC-60, MC-80, MC-85 - when 
> they are powered from the radio. 
>
> It’s this kind of "hidden" design departures that are extremely 
> frustrating to users and third party vendors alike. 
>
>