[Elecraft] K3 and Kenwood MC-90 desk mic

[Graham Pemberton]

HI Ray,

Many thanks for your reply, yes you are correct it is a dynamic mic and I have made the relevant changes in the K3 menu, I’ve had a couple of QSO’s on 40m this afternoon with UK stations and received some very good reports on my audio.

Regards
Graham G7NEH
Chester UK
IO83OE

On 30 Sep 2014, at 13:48, Ray Sills <raysills3 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi Graham:
> 
> I do not have that mic, but I'd suspect it is a dynamic mic.  If so, you do not need to use mic bias for it to work.  Outside of that, it would be a matter of having the proper connector to mate with your K3, and proper connections inside the connector... which may be different from what Kenwood uses for their gear.  You could wire up an adapter, should you want to keep the mic and connector in original condition.
> 
> A good feature of the K3 is the ability to tailor the audio response to accommodate various mics and operator voices.   Most users recommend reducing the response to low frequencies, by setting the first two EQ bands to the lowest value.  Experimentation will likely be the key, and you can monitor the audio yourself... and ask for critical reports, preferably from a local station.
> 
> 73 de Ray
> K2ULR
> KX3 #211
> 
> 
> On Sep 30, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Graham Pemberton wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Sorry if this is off topic, I have just got a kenwood MC-90 desk mic and am planning to use it on my K3, has anybody else had any experience with this microphone and are there any settings I should alter on the radio.
>> 
>> Many thanks for your comments
>> 
>> Regards
>> Graham G7NEH
>> 
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