[Elecraft] KX3 mic jack *will* work with other mics/headsets having a regular stereo plug

[Eugene Balinski]

I was hoping for an Elecraft  speaker-mic or a tactical
style handset like an H-250 equivalent....

72/73
K1NR
KX3 SN (TBD)


On Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:27:54 +0000
 va3bxg at gmail.com wrote:
> Ok next question. Will you be selling the heil
> headphones, or is the one already on the site compatible
> with the configuration?
> a kosher ham
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
> Sender: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:22:53 
> To: <KX3 at yahoogroups.com>; Elecraft
> Reflector<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 mic jack *will* work with other
> mics/headsets having
> 	a regular stereo plug
> 
> In response to a few questions on this topic:
> 
> The KX3 has a 4-circuit 3.5-mm jack, allowing for UP/DN
> and PTT  
> controls as well a mic audio shield ground. The MH3 has a
> matching plug.
> 
> However, the mic jack can also be used with mics having a
> 3-circuit  
> (stereo) plug. These will not provide PTT or UP/DN
> controls, but can  
> still be used with VOX or the XMIT switch (equivalent to
> PTT). Two  
> menu entries are provided for mic configuration: one to
> turn bias on/ 
> off and another to turn the UP/DN buttons on/off.
> 
> Heil headsets with two stereo plugs (one for stereo
> receive audio, the  
> other for the mic) can be used. Generic computer headsets
> with these  
> two plugs will also work.
> 
> There are very small, pivoting mics available from places
> like Fry's  
> that have a 3-circuit plug. These are compatible with the
> KX3's mic  
> jack, too, and in fact allow you to use the KX3 like an
> HT (in a pinch).
> 
> We'll expand our list of compatible mics over time.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
>
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