[Elecraft] Kenwood MC-60 Mic with a K3?

[Derek Brown]

I read that article that info was pulled from prior. I just plugged mine in & it worked. Was the mic I already had prior to getting my K3. No adapters or rewiring.  I bought it a year ago new, probably an A. I personally have never used nor needed the onboard amp (only made things sound awful, maybe it helps somebody, not me). I have the IMP switch on 500. The bias set to high in the K3, so you don't have to run the mic gain maxed out. The "enable mic button" in the settings will make the freq up/down on the mic work but I don't use it. Getting good reports from everyone I've talked to for a non-fancy pants mic. I did tailor the tx EQ to my voice. Hope this helps.

K0ATV

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From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Ken Winterling <wa2lbi at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 2:53:32 PM
To: Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Kenwood MC-60 Mic with a K3?

Option "D")  Make an adapter that swaps the leads so you can use the
unmodified MC-60 on the Elecraft.

I prefer to make adapters for my rigs so I can use (almost) any mic I have
on (almost) any rig I have.

73,

*Ken*
*WA2LBI*




On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 4:46 PM Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:

> On 2022-05-17 1:19 PM, Eric Fitzgerald wrote:
>  >
>  > Can you use a Kenwood MC-60 desktop mic with an Elecraft K3?
>
> If you have an MC-60 (not MC-60A), you can use it "as is".  The
> only difference is that Elecraft and Kenwood reverse pins 5 and 6.
> Pin 5 is +8V for Kenwood, Pin 6 is +5V for Elecraft.
>
> If you have the "non 'A'" version of the MC-50 or MC-60, pins 5
> and 6 are not used.  If you have the "A" versions pin 5 is used
> to power the preamp in the base of the mic.  If you have the "A"
> versions you will need to do one of the following:
>   A) swap pins 5/6 in the Foster plug on one end of the coiled cord
>   B) move the wire from pin 5 to pin 6 on the 8 pin jack where the
>      coiled cord (PG-4C) connects on the base of the mic
>   C) leave the preamplifier (mic amp) switch in the "out" position.
>
> 73,
>
>     ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2022-05-17 1:19 PM, Eric Fitzgerald wrote:
> > Hello Wise and Powerful Reflector;
> >
> > Can you use a Kenwood MC-60 desktop mic with an Elecraft K3?  I seem to
> > recall the front panel jack is the same pin configuration as a Kenwood.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Eric KG6MZS
> >
> > www.kg6mzs.com<http://www.kg6mzs.com>
> >
>
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