[Elecraft] K3 + Heil HC4

[Mike]

Oops. Thanks for catching that. I must have turned it on when I was 
looking at the settings.

73, Mike

Ian Maude wrote:
> You do not want bias on for a HC4, it is a dynamic insert.
>
> 73 Ian
>
> -- 
> Ian J Maude, G0VGS
> SysOp GB7MBC & HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters
> Member RSGB, GQRP 9838, FISTS 14077 | K3 #455
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>
> 2009/12/24 Mike <nf4l at nf4l.com <mailto:nf4l at nf4l.com>>
>
>     Do you have MENU:MIC SEL set to FP.H? BIAS on? Mic gain on my
>     setup is 25.
>
>     I put an ohmeter on the adapter, and pin 1 is the hot lead, pin 7 is
>     ground. Are you sure you're looking at the pins correctly?
>     Looking into the connector on the front of the K3, pin 1 is on the
>     left
>     of the key "bump" and pin 7 is on the right. The pins are numbered
>     anti-clockwise from 1 to 7, with 8 being in the middle. I don't think
>     the Heil adapter has anything inside the shell, no extra components.
>
>     73, Mike
>
>     KI4FDF at MSN wrote:
>     > Hello Mike,
>     >
>     > Thanks for the link. I looked at  Mic  connector pinout,  1 and
>     7 are used
>     > for MIC , it is the same  as K3, so  I  wired HC4 Mic jack tip
>     (hot ) to  1
>     > and  common(ground) to ground pin 7 , that did not  work !
>     > I would expect some more components   between  K3 Mic and
>      HC4.If it  is
>     > only wiring then I have done correctly , must be  something else
>     I missed.
>     >
>     > 73
>     >
>     > Sejo , N3UA
>     >
>     > -----Original Message-----
>     > From: Mike [mailto:nf4l at nf4l.com <mailto:nf4l at nf4l.com>]
>     > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:15 PM
>     > To: n3ua
>     > Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net <mailto:elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>     > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 + Heil HC4
>     >
>     > Here's a .pdf of a Kenwood TS-850. The pinout for the mic is on
>     p. 13.
>     >
>     > http://www.qsl.net/dk9ip/850IM/850im.pdf
>     >
>     > 73, Mike NF4L
>     >
>     > n3ua wrote:
>     >
>     >> Thanks  everyone  who responded, looks  like my problem is  Kenwood
>     >>
>     > Adapter.
>     >
>     >> Don't have one , wired directly  from Heil mic jack 3.5mm tip
>     to  K3 Mic
>     >> connector pin 1 and  ground to  ground -pin 7 (8).
>     >> Does anyone have Kenwood adapter schematic?
>     >>
>     >> Thanks
>     >>
>     >> 73
>     >>
>     >> N3UA
>     >>
>     >>
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>
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