[Elecraft] K3 Microphone Choice

[Jack West]

Hi there,

Yes, I use my old unamplified D-104 microphone plugged into the front jack of my 
K3. There is a trick to it that I found reading Fred Cady's book on the K3.

Select front panel, no bias, and then push No. 7 on the
keypad which turns on an additional internal microphone
amplifier which greatly increases the mic gain. A small horizontal dash is 
displayed in the menu when this amplifier is activated.

With the D-104 I set the compression to 17 and the Mic gain at 21.

I have a Yamaha CM-500 headset plugged into the back.
I use the same compression and mic gain settings for it
but with bias turned on and the extra amp (7) turned off.

It is a simple matter to use the menu to swap from the D-104 in front to the 
headset in the rear.

73 de
Jack / W7LD / "Lucky Dog"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ernie Kluft" <K5EJK at Kluft.US>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 4:33 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Microphone Choice


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> Is anyone using a D-104 without an amplifier in the base with their K3 ???
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