[Elecraft] Yamaha CM500/PPT Headset

[Greg]

Also, I am getting excellent audio reports with the MH3, better than using
the CM500.

73
Greg


On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <ron at cobi.biz> wrote:

> The only "dumb" question is the question not asked!
>
> If you want to hold a PTT switch in your hand, you might consider the MH3
> microphone that has built in PTT *and* frequency up/down buttons that allow
> you to tweak the receive frequency without touching the KX3 itself.
>
> A hand switch to work with the CM500 would require some sort of adapter as
> others pointed out. The KX3 uses a four wire TRRS mic connector (tip, ring
> 1, ring 2 and sleeve). Connecting the rings together puts the KX3 in
> transmit. That's why you must disable the PTT operation in the KX3's MENU
> if
> you plug in a mono mic connector such as the CM500 or the ProSet have.
> Otherwise the two rings short to the sleeve in the mono jack and the KX3
> will transmit.
>
> 73
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: va3bxg at gmail.com [mailto:va3bxg at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 2:39 PM
> To: Ron D'Eau Claire; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500/PPT Headset
>
> Oihhhh so no need at all for PTT with the CM500
>
> I am bad
>
> Thanks
>
> And if I want a hand switch etc?
>
> Still waiting to get my hands on the unit so I can start asking better
> questions and not stupid ones
> ------Original Message------
> From: Ron D'Eau Claire
> To: va3bxg at gmail.com
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500/PPT Headset
> Sent: Feb 19, 2012 16:37
>
> And that's built into the KX3. If you don't want to use VOX, you tap the
> XMIT switch on the KX3.
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
>
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