[Elecraft] Good Microphone for K3

[Jim Brown]

  On 9/28/2010 12:44 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> I have made an adapter cable to go between my forthcoming K3 and my
> Yaesu MD-100A8X desk mic.
Almost any decent mic can easily be made sound great with a K3. You 
don't need outboard anything -- no equalizer, no signal processor, no 
battery. All you have to do is wire it to match the K3. As you probably 
know, the major mfrs of ham gear refused to talk to each other to 
standardize on mic wiring, so they're all different.

The K3 has all the adjustments you need to match any individual voice 
and any mic -- TXEQ sets the frequency response, MIC GAIN settings set 
the level. If it's an electret mic, you use the menu setting to turn on 
BIAS for the mic. If it's a dynamic mic, you don't need bias.

All of the settings are clearly covered in the manual.

If you want to BUY a new mic for the K3, the Yamaha CM500 headset with 
attached boom mic is a great choice for under $50.  But what you already 
own should work just fine if you wire it correctly.

73, Jim K9YC