[Elecraft] Microphone/Headset for K3S

[Bill Frantz]

Welcome to the hobby. Mike has it exactly right about the K3S.

With an adapter, you can use the front panel jack for the 
headphones. Using it makes it easy to switch to the internal 
speaker when you want to. (Just unplug the 1/4 inch adapter.)

73 Bill AE6JV

On 12/18/15 at 1:02 PM, nf4l at comcast.net (Mike Reublin NF4L) wrote:

>Hi Juliean -
>
>Welcome to the hobby. You're starting off with the best. Yes, 
>you can use your computer headset. The K3s has an 8-band 
>equalizer for both receive and transmit, so with a bit of 
>tinkering, you can get excellent sound.
>
>My headset came with 1/8 plugs for both mic and phones. I plug 
>them into the jacks on the back panel. No adapters needed. And 
>I'm not continually bumping them. A foot switch plugs into the 
>1/4" jack labeled "PTT In" on the back panel.
>
>73, Mike NF4L
>
>
>>On Dec 18, 2015, at 2:58 PM, Juliean Galak <jgalak at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>I'm a new ham, just licensed a few months ago, and am planning on a K3S as
>>my first HF radio.  To that end, I'm a bit confused by the issue of
>>headphones/microphones.  Specifically, what kind of plugs do I need to use?
>>
>>For example, I have an excellent, high-quality, computer headset with
>>mike.  Can I use it?  It has the standard PC 1/8" jacks, so I assume I'd
>>need some sort of adapters.  For headphones, that's likely just a 1/8"
>>stereo to 1/4" stereo adapter, right?  But what about for the mike?  And
>>how do I add a PTT pedal or switch?
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