[Elecraft] [K2] Alinco EMS-14 mic with K2?

[Phil Kane]

For the 15 or so years that I have used my K2 the mic I used was an
Adonis AM-308, a Kenwood-compatible desk mic.  It gave me good service
but failed recently, and is no longer available.  It was replaced with
the Alinco EMS-14 desk mic which appears to be a re-branded  AM-308 (to
the point where the pc board in the mic base carries the "AM-308"
label).  The cable pin-out on the 8-pin "Foster" connector is identical.
The only difference appears to be that the Adonis mic used two AA
batteries while the Alinco mic draws its power from the rig's +V on the
mic connector.

It should be plug-and-play compatible using the cables that worked with
the Adonis mic but unfortunately the mic does not activate the K2.

Does anyone have any experience using the Alinco EMS-14 mic?

 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

>From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon