[Elecraft] Microphone question - K3

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I tried a RS electret element I have here and the audio is distorted and weak
- do I have a bad element or am I doing something wrong?  I wired the
element directly to the mic wires bypassing the transformer in the mic with
no cap or resistor.  The red wire and audio to pin 1 and the ground to pin
7.  Guess I'm clueless when it comes to electret mics!

Lyle Johnson wrote:
> 
>> I want to replace the element in a Kenwood MC-50 with an electret.  I
>> know
>> that the K3 provides bias voltage to pin 1 on the front mic connector
>> which
>> is also the audio line - as long as bias is selected in the mic sel menu. 
>> Does this pin already have the coupling capacitor in line 
> 
> Yes.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Lyle KK7P
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