[Elecraft] Mic connector for Yamaha CM500 on K3

[Dick Dievendorff]

You can plug the Yamaha CM500 microphone and headphone 3.5mm plugs directly
into 3.5mm jacks on the back panel, and use the K3's SPKR+PH capability
(which I have set up as PF1) to turn the speaker on and off. The K3 has a
back panel RCA connector that you may use for something like a foot switch,
if you prefer PTT.

If you prefer a front panel microphone/headset connection, the Yamaha CM500
comes with a 3.5mm to 1/4" phone plug adapter, and you can use something
like the Heil Sound AD-1-K adapter (or a home-brew equivalent) that has an 8
pin foster plug, a 3.5mm jack for the microphone, and a 1/4" mono jack for a
footswitch like the Heil Sound FS-3.   I prefer to keep the footswitch
connector on the back panel, even if I'm using a front panel headset.

73 de Dick, K6KR

> Before I order the headset, I am curious as to what mic connector is
provided if any? I am supposing an 8 pin connector is a required purchase
for my K3, correct?
> Griff...N5AG