[Elecraft] Please confirm this before I blow something up

[Jim Brown]

On 1/13/2014 2:56 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote:
> I did exactly what you're thinking about doing.  Instead of using the
> bias box as-is, I rewired the line side of it to use the 8 pin MIC
> connector.  It works fine this way.

Yes, it will work, but there's a far easier way. Simply make a cable 
adapter with a 1/8-in female jack on one end and an 8-pin mic plug (I've 
learned that it's called a Foster plug) on the other. Wire the tip of 
the mic jack to the mic pin of the K3, wire the shell of the mic jack to 
the mic return of the K3. Then go into the top level menu (short push), 
select Mic Front Panel, tap "2" on the keypad to turn on bias.  No 
battery box needed.

73, Jim K9YC