[Elecraft] K3 - Rear panel mike socket; stereo or mono?

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Thanks, that makes sense to me - that's for the explanation.
I have a mono headset with mic, intended for an IP phone and that uses  
a stereo plug, although I hadn't noticed. It's a nice lightweight  
headset too, shame its only a mono earpiece.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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On 1 Sep 2008, at 15:01, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> David,
>
> No, I believe it is because most of the computer mics use a stereo  
> plug.  A mono jack would short out the ring and cause some mics to  
> not work properly.
> Using a stereo jack for mono signals is usually a good idea,  
> particularly if one does not know what can be placed on the ring  
> contact.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
>> is this just because it's easier to stock just stereo sockets?
>> The mic plug on my Heil K2 proset is mono. And it work just fine.
>> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
>>