[Elecraft] RE: Elecraft Digest, Vol 46, Issue 21

[Don Wilhelm]

Jim,

Eric has already provided the answer that the Elecraft microphone pinout 
is compatible with Kenwood dynamic mics.  Those Kenwood wired mics that 
have an internal preamp will likely *not* work.

I do not have any information about your particular cables, but...

One must know the connection information for any particular microphone 
or cable that you intend to use - I need to be certain that the 
transceiver will not destroy the microphone nor will the microphone 
damage the transceiver - one should not pick up just any old mic and 
plug it in without checking first.

If you have a Kenwood mic,  all that is necessary is to check for a 
connection at the mic plug pins 5 and 6 - if there is *no* connection to 
these pins, it should work with the K3.  The K3 is Kenwood *compatible*, 
but not Kenwood *identical*.

G4WPW has compiled a lot of good information about many, many 
microphones which can be found at http://www.qsl.net/g4wpw/date.html, or 
use Google and other search engines to seek the information you need.  
We here on this reflector have information related to the Elecraft 
equipment, but there are so many microphones out there with different 
characteristics that it is unreasonable to expect that we here on this 
reflector will be able to provide accurate information about any 
particular microphone (unless you are asking us to do the research for 
you - and that is just not reasonable IMHO).

73,
Don W3FPR

WS6X wrote:
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> Original Message: 35
> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:18:14 +0000
> From: Charles Harpole <k4vud at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] #309 first issues
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> -Front mic socket not compatible with any other mfg. that I can find.
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>   
> I was wondering if anyone else had this experience -- figured it was just a
> dud with my K3. The connectors on the radio-specific cables ordered with my
> NCS-3240 fit every other radio in the shack. They do NOT fit the K3 front
> panel MIC connector.
>
> FWIW
>
> Jim, WS6X
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