[Elecraft] Kenwood Mc-60 mic with K2

[Stephen Roberts]

It's a MC-60 and the switch is "Out".


On Mar 14, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

> 
> Was it an MC-60 or an MC-60A?  The MC-60 is a straight dynamic
> mic while the MC-60A included a preamplifier circuit in the base.
> 
> 1) make sure your K2 is not set up with bias (no 5.6K resistor
>   on the P1).
> 2) make sure the preamplifier is *bypassed* (switch "OUT") in the
>   base of the MC-60A.
> 
> Finally, make sure the cable is wired for Kenwood and has not been
> rewired for some other transceiver.  The MC-60/60A was a good mic
> and has been used with a lot of other transceivers by replacing
> the cable from the base to the rig with one wired appropriately.
> 
> 73,
> 
>   ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
> On 3/14/2013 3:35 PM, Stephen Roberts wrote:
>> I was recently given an MC-60 mic and I read that the MC-60 was perfectly compatible with the K2, but I plugged it in and it doesn't work, so what should I check for?
>> 
>> 73
>> Steve
>> W1SFR
>> 
>> 
>> 
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