[Elecraft] Microphone compatibility

[Ian J Maude]

I cannot keep quiet any longer! :)

What is all the noise about microphone compatibility?  We are radio 
amateurs, it should be simple enough to wire a microphone for a rig.  
Just look at the pin outs on the mic and the rig and wire accordingly.  
The circuitry is not exactly complex!
If we buy *any* radio we pretty much know that the mic wiring is going 
to be different.  4-way, 8-way, RJ45 connectors, the list goes on.  What 
ever the manufacturer decides is the right way for them, this has always 
been the case.
It really is quite simple.  Is your microphone a dynamic type?  If so, 
wire it for Kenwood and it will work.  Does it need a voltage?  Look at 
the diagrams as I mentioned before.  Good grief!  Elecraft are building 
the rigs for us now and we are still moaning! ;)

73 Ian

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Ian J Maude, G0VGS
SysOp GB7MBC DX Cluster
Member RSGB, GQRP
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