The MIC SEL menu item chooses between the front panel and rear panel mic jacks. I'd review the settings for that.
wunder K6WRU On Oct 29, 2013, at 7:32 AM, Alan Ibbetson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm a new K3 owner so please be gentle. > > I'm not a great SSB user so I want to use my cheap PC gaming/Skype headset on > the odd occasions I use sideband. It has separate 3.5mm plugs for headphones > and microphone so the K3's rear panel jacks seem the obvious place for > connection. > > The Headset is a Plantronics 380. Although undocumented, I'd be astonished if > the mic is anything other than an electret condenser element. > > The headset works fine on my IBM T60 laptop but doesn't work with the K3. And > yes, I have switched on the bias. > > Poking about with a voltmeter and an unused stereo jack plug I find that the > bias on my laptop is +5V ring to sleeve. On the K3 it is +7.5V tip to sleeve. > I assume the audio is on the tip on the laptop and the ring on the K3. I've > not seen any other comments about this on the reflector, but perhaps I have > not looked carefully enough. > > Why would Elecraft do it this way, so these gaming headsets don't work > without an ugly crossover adapter? Is there any non-soldering way to change > the connections on the rear panel Mic jack? > > Thanks, > > Alan G3XAQ > -- > > Alan Ibbetson > [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -- Walter Underwood [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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
