[Elecraft] K3 with MH2 Mic

[David Pratt]

In a recent message, Don Ehrlich <ehrlich at clallambroadband.com> wrote 
...
>Elecraft told me that was caused by the mechanical noise the PTT switch 
>in the mic makes and they plan to address it by and by.
>
>Not so!
[Snip]
>I just performed surgery on my mic connector to add a 150 ohm resistor 
>in series with pin 2 (PTT line) and that is all it took to eliminate 
>that AGC transient.  No more lost words.  It was messy surgery and not 
>for the faint of heart but it works.

That looks a good solution, Don, but surely this would invalidate the 
warranty.  Perhaps wiring a 150 ohm into the plug would be a better 
answer until Elecraft issue the Issue B RF board.

73
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David G4DMP
Leeds, England, UK
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