Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Mic/Phone Adapter Question

2014-10-09 Thread w7aqk
Jim and All, Jim Bennett posted his results from buying a relatively inexpensive gaming headset for use with his KX3. I'm not surprised his results are good, but I do wonder if that headset is not one that uses an electret cartridge--most of the PC headsets do. Did you try it with the bias

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Mic/Phone Adapter Question

2014-10-09 Thread Al Gulseth
Dave, Good point. Maybe someone could start a wiki/how-to/database of which computer headsets or mics work and how they need to be wired and configured. If others are like myself, there are at least one or two of these headsets available at the QTH 73, Al On Thu October 9 2014 8:19:35 am

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Mic/Phone Adapter Question

2014-10-09 Thread Jim Brown
On Thu,10/9/2014 6:19 AM, w7...@cox.net wrote: Jim apparently tested several different ones, and found the Yamaha to be the best match. Hardly. :) W6XU introduced our contest club, NCCC, to the CM500 several years ago. Over a period of ten years or so, I've evaluated perhaps as many as a

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Mic/Phone Adapter Question

2014-10-09 Thread James Bennett
I probably should have noted (maybe I did...?) that my purpose of the cheapie headset was not necessarily for use in the shack, but to take with me on hikes, car camping, back patio operating, etc. In these cases, super-comfort was not the primary objective - operability and compactness were

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Mic/Phone Adapter Question

2014-10-08 Thread James Bennett
Guys (and ladies) - I had asked about using an inexpensive headset with my KX3. Got a couple replies off the list and wanted to share my results. I wound up purchasing an AC-404 mic/headphone set at Amazon.com for the paltry sum of $15.40. The package included a Y-adapter to break out the

[Elecraft] KX3 Mic/Phone Adapter Question

2014-10-06 Thread James Bennett
I've got a KX3 that so far has only been used on CW or data, and have been using fairly bulky Sony headphones with it. Those phones work fine, but aren't exactly something I want to use in a portable / car camping environment. Yesterday while at Fry's electronics I saw a lightweight headset