Actually you can apply bias to the FP or the RP or both using the MIC SEL menu and the "2" button. Ain't life great? :)
On 2/21/2012 8:29 PM, Igor Kosvin wrote: > The CM500 has electret condenser microphone. It require bias. If you want to > use front panel you have to use little battery box that came with the > headset. Just install the batteries and connect the battery box in series > with the microphone cable. If you decide to use rear panel, you do not need > the battery box, just need to use menu setting for rear panel mic with bias. > > 73, > Igor, N1YX > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bryon > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 11:50 PM > To: elecraft > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Setup and CM500 Headset Questions > > Hello everyone. I have a couple questions for you. I have browsed the > archives and I was not seeing anything that was helping. > > This is a new K3 to me, the guy before was primarily a CW operator. He did > not even own a mic. So I decided to buy the Yamaha CM500 headset and was > trying to get it all setup this evening. Below is some of the things I have > tried. In short, I am looking for the settings you have found to work. > > I am following the Fred Cady guide that I bought online. I am in the setting > up > SSB section. > > I was in test mode. When I was not in test mode I could get the TX light to > come on via the PTT foot pedal, the XMIT button and never VOX. I never > heard myself in test mode even when messing around with the Monitor, > Compression, MicGain, VOX Gain and the VOX Interrupt, Mic+Line (off). I am > using the Front Panel, Low, Heil adapter. I tried the > headphones/mic on the computer, they sound great and the mic picks up very > well. > > So, with VOX not going off at all. I suspect the mic connection is not > getting to the radio. My headphones came with 1/8" to 1/4" adapters. 1 > stereo and 1 mono. > > the mic on the headset is 1/8" and goes directly into the adapter along > with the 1/4" PTT pedal. I then have the stereo 1/8" to 1/4" for the audio > and that is plugged into the front. I also wasn't sure what to connect > it to on the back since there are warning messages near the stereo > connectors on the back. I was afraid > to mess with anything there. > > Is it a bias issue? A connector issue? Software setting? > > Thanks in advance for any assistance. > > Bryon / W7RIV > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
