[Elecraft] Yamaha CM500/PPT Headset

[va3bxg at gmail.com]

I did order the mic MH3. But I am sure when I am home, the cats and wife would rather not hear the chatter. So therefore why the need for a headphone

I am so new that 'I don't know what I don't know'

So I need a 'pigtail' adapter and a pTT cable/switch

I don't want to wait a second when I get the KX3, which I would if I don't figure this out and am stuck at home and have the 'chatter restriction' (IE cats/wife)

;-)
------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 17:03

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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