Mike, I believe you either misunderstood, or you do not have a good mental image of the small microphone Wayne was talking about.
I don't see any inconsistency. The small microphone mentioned is a right angled mic that is quite small and fits directly on the KX3 (no cord) and it has a 3 circuit plug. See http://www.frys.com/product/5940534?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG for one example. It would allow the KX3 to be handheld and the XMIT button on the KX3 can be used instead of PTT. As a matter of fact Wayne has said that the placement of the internal speaker was also so the KX3 could be used like a handheld It seems to be a good design choice to me. If you have a corded microphone with the 4 circuit plug, then you have full use of Mic AF, PTT and the UP/DN buttons, but if it is a 3 circuit plug, you will only have the Mic AF. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/30/2011 3:01 PM, Mike Schwendeman wrote: > The KX3's mic connector design-choice is a puzzle to me. This short > copied part, quoted from an original posting below, describes the > issue's possible resolution: > > "There are very small, pivoting mics available from places like Fry's > that have a 3-circuit plug. These are compatible with the KX3's mic > jack, too, and in fact allow you to use the KX3 like an HT (in a pinch)." > > -This does not make sense to me. Earlier in the post, he had mentioned: > > "However, the mic jack can also be used with mics having a 3-circuit > (stereo) plug. These will not provide PTT or UP/DN controls, but can > still be used with VOX or the XMIT switch (equivalent to PTT)." > > So, which is is?? First, he said that the 3-circuit plug will not offer > PTT. Then, he offered that the 3-circuit devices from FRY'S, as an > example, would allow one to use the KX3 as a handheld radio. > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
