[Elecraft] KX3 Proset with K3

[Dick Dievendorff]

Carl: 

You have a couple of choices:

The K3 back panel has both a 3.5mm mono microphone jack and a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack.  You might just plug your headset mic and phone plugs into two jacks on the K3 rear panel without any additional adapter.

If you prefer a front panel connection, I'd suggest a Heil Sound AD1-K, which can be purchased at Dayton from Heil Sound (probably in "Audio Alley"), DX Engineering, HRO, or several other vendors that stock Heil products.  It's normally between $19 and $23. 

http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/hls-ad-1-k
http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-003264

Heil makes AD-1 for Drake, icom, Kenwood / Elecraft, Ten-Tec, and Yaesu.  They vary by color.  You want the RED one.  Kenwood and Elecraft use the same 8-pin Foster connector pin arrangement. Heil lists this as "Kenwood".

I find the K3 front panel a bit busy with the AD1-K, a 3.5mm to 1/4" adapter for the headset, and 1/4" PTT plug/jack combination for a footswitch.  Putting all this on the back panel helps keep things neater.  Sometimes headset cord length becomes an issue, though.

See also http://heilsound.com/amateur/dsp-settings/125-all-things-elecraft

73 de Dick, K6KR

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Carl Jón Denbow
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 8:59 PM
To: 'Elecraft List'
Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 Proset with K3

I've just purchased a used K3, which I will be picking up at Dayton.  I was wondering if there was an adapter that would allow me to use my Heil 
KX3 Proset with the K3.   It would certainly be nice to be able to use 
this Proset with both rigs.  If there is not a ready-made adapter, suggestions about how to wire up a homebrew variety would be appreciated.

Tnxs & 73,

Carl