[Elecraft] K3 & Heil headset

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Or use VOX instead of PTT - with the Proset, that works extremely well.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108
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On 21 Mar 2011, at 12:46, nr4c wrote:

> Hi, Kate.
> 
> You have two choices for this.  One, as you have already figured, plug 
> the mic into the MIC on the back, Phones into the PHONES on the back, 
> and get an adapter to adapt the 1/4 inch PTT plug on the headset to the 
> RCA plug on the back of the K3.
> 
> The other approach is to get a Kenwood headset adapter from Heil, and 
> use it with the front panel 8-pin connector, and the phones jack on the 
> front panel (with maybe the appropriate adapter 1/8 stereo to 1/4 inch 
> stereo). Note that K3 headphones AND speaker out is STEREO.  Do NOT plug 
> a MONO plug into the SPEAKER OUT jack on the rear of the K3.  Don't ask 
> me how I know this.
> 
> FYI:  The K3 is designed to accommodate a built-in Sub-Receiver and 
> normally places main receiver audio mostly in the left ear.  And, when 
> you add the second receiver, you hear the audio in the right ear.  Works 
> very well.
> 
> I hope you enjoy your K3 as much as I've enjoyed mine.
> 
> Good luck....
> 
> ,.,.,bill   nr4c
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:49:54 -0700, Kate Hutton wrote:
>> My new K3 works great on CW - love the way it sounds & the 
>> intuitively
>> logical controls - but I'm trying to figure out what part I need if 
>> any to
>> connect my Heil Pro headset, with a PTT hand trigger.  I see a larger 
>> stereo
>> plug coming from the PTT switch & a small one coming from the heaset 
>> (1
>> wire), which currently go to a Yaesu adapter to my old rig.  The 
>> other two
>> wires to the headset appear to be for the earphones (small stereo 
>> plug).
>> 
>> Can I use "PTT IN", "STEREO PHONES" & "MIC" on the back & just ignore 
>> the
>> 8-pin connector on the front?
>> 
>> Sorry if it is a dumb question.