[Elecraft] Microphone question - K3

[Don Wilhelm]

Are you saying that you connected 2 wires to pin 1?  There normally 
should only be one wire to pin 1, and that is the AF line which should 
connect the other end direct to the + side of the electret element.  The 
other side of the electret element must connect to ground (pin 7 or pin 8).
Turn bias ON in the FP mic menu and likely with an electret, you can use 
the L setting.  In other words, the MIC SEL menu parameter should be 
FP.L bIAS.

73,
Don W3FPR

NZ0T wrote:
> 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!
>   
>