[Elecraft] Microphone Setup Confusion

[Walter Underwood]

That link has some weird special characters stuck on the end of it. Not sure how that happened. This link works https://elecraft-kx.groups.io/g/main/message/9486 and is the link in the updated blog post.

wunder
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Walter Underwood
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> On May 17, 2023, at 12:21 PM, Jay <jay at speedpost.net> wrote:
> 
> Walter,
> 
> Tried link. Got the following message:  That message number does not exist. The message may have been deleted.
> 
> Maybe a digit missing on the message number?
> 
> 73
> Jay K3 BH
> 
> On Wed, May 17, 2023, at 11:51, Walter Underwood wrote:
>> Ah, found the original. groups.io <http://groups.io/> <http://groups.io/> did a really nice job of copying over the archives from Yahoo! Groups.
>> 
>> https://elecraft-kx.groups.io/g/main/message/9486 <https://elecraft-kx.groups.io/g/main/message/9486%EF%BF%BC>
>> wunder
>> K6WRU
>> Walter Underwood
>> CM87wj
>> http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
>> 
>> 
>> > On May 17, 2023, at 8:44 AM, Walter Underwood <wunder at wunderwood.org <mailto:wunder at wunderwood.org>> wrote:
>> > 
>> > Thanks, I’ll check the link. Ah, that is a link to the post on Yahoo! Groups, but Yahoo! shut all that down and didn’t even leave the archives live. Sigh. I’ll try and find it elsewhere.
>> > 
>> > It looks like I reposted his 2012 post in 2014, so maybe I’ll link to that.
>> > 
>> > https://elecraft-kx.groups.io/g/main/message/46148?p=%2C%2C%2C20%2C0%2C0%2C0%3A%3Acreated%2C0%2Ckk7p+mic+bias%2C20%2C2%2C0%2C35006985 <https://elecraft-kx.groups.io/g/main/message/46148?p=%2C%2C%2C20%2C0%2C0%2C0%3A%3Acreated%2C0%2Ckk7p+mic+bias%2C20%2C2%2C0%2C35006985%EF%BF%BC>
>> > 
>> > wunder
>> > K6WRU
>> > Walter Underwood
>> > CM87wj
>> > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
>> > 
>> >> On May 17, 2023, at 8:35 AM, Hank <hbjr at optilink.us <mailto:hbjr at optilink.us>> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> I went back and re-read you article. I had made a setup for my KX3 a few years back and couldn’t remember all of the details. Thanks for reposting!!
>> >> 
>> >> BTW, Lyle’s article you mention, the link is dead. It was a great resource if you can find it again!
>> >> 
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Hank
>> >> K4HYJ
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >>> On May 17, 2023, at 12:07 AM, Walter Underwood <wunder at wunderwood.org <mailto:wunder at wunderwood.org>> wrote:
>> >>> The mic bias is +3.3 V on the tip. On the KX3, there is also a logic level DC voltage on the ring. This is not as clean as the mic bias and can cause some noise on mics that short those. You can split out those signals with a TRS plug or a stereo-to-mono splitter. See this blog post (from me) for details.
>> >>> 
>> >>> https://observer.wunderwood.org/2015/08/16/yamaha-cm500-headset-with-ptt-on-elecraft-kx3/
>> >>> 
>> >>> Phantom power for studio mics is quite different.
>> >>> 
>> >>> wunder
>> >>> K6WRU
>> >>> Walter Underwood
>> >>> CM87wj
>> >>> http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
>> >>> 
>> >>>> On May 16, 2023, at 6:40 PM, Alan Geller via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net <mailto:elecraft at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> Is what Elecraft calls mike “bias” in the K3 and K3s Owners handbooks 
>> >>>> Equivalent to the “48 volt ghost voltage” required for condenser mikes et al
>> >>>> In the broadcast and music industry ?
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> It is mentioned that “mike bias” needs to to be turned on for condenser type mikes
>> >>>> But off for dynamic types which is also equivalent for the more common 
>> >>>> Term  “48 volt ghost voltage”
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> Thanks for any help
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> Alan/K6ADG
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