[Elecraft] K3 Microphone selection

[Jim Brown]

I agree, Brenden. You will find the same advice re inexpensive headsets and 
ham gear in that RFI tutorial, the link to which I posted yesterday. That 
tutorial includes generic instructions on how to connect them to your radio. 
Several years ago, I bought four different models of Plantronics headsets at a 
hamfest near Chicago. I put connectors on them and then made adapters for my 
ham gear and computer sound cards. All four worked well with all the gear. 

I paid $20 for the lot of them. Headsets like this sell new for about $25 in 
the US. You can simply buy the one that fits your ear/head most comfortably. 

73,

Jim K9YC

,  On Wed, 21 May 2008 09:12:56 +0100, Brendan Minish wrote:

>I have had great results with the cheapest condenser mics I can find on
>the K3 
>http://ei6iz.com/

>I have also had similar good results with a 'desk' mic that came free
>with a gateway PC about 10 years ago.
>The k3 supports a very wide range of microphone types so I would suggest
>trying what you have to hand first.

>Those cheap computer mics use the same electret condenser elements that
>the 'brand name' ham manufacturers use