If I plug a standard stereo cable into the mono Line In jack on my K3, I
assume that it will short one of the channels to ground. In order to
connect to the Line Out of a computer sound card, does this mean that I
need to build a special cable with a mono plug on one end, connected
only to
Pete,
A stereo plug in a mono jack shouldn't actually cause anything to be
shorted - it's the opposite situation that can be problematic (mono
plug in a stereo jack).
Anyway, the line-in jack is actually a stereo one. A standard stereo
cable will work fine.
BTW, for searching the history of
I just plug a stereo cable from the line-in (and line-out) on the K3 to
the PC's sound card. No problems at all. Been doing this for a couple
of years now.
Philip
On 6/23/2010 1:25 PM, Pete Smith wrote:
If I plug a standard stereo cable into the mono Line In jack on my K3, I
assume that
Pete,
This *is* a little confusing to many, but the jack itself is stereo -
the signal path is mono - which means that the channel connected to the
jack tip (normally the left) will be the only one used by the K3.
You can use either a mono or a stereo plug. looking with hindsight, a
better
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Line In jack and standard stereo cable
I just plug a stereo cable from the line-in (and line-out) on the
K3 to
the PC's sound card. No problems at all. Been doing this for a
couple
of years now.
Philip
On 6/23
Got it, Don, and thanks to everyone else who responded as well.
73, Pete N4ZR
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