I kept planning to build an adaptor to fix it, but didn’t get around to it. Then I drew it out to make sure I know what was going on and it hit me. Very much a case of “laziness is the mother of non-reinvention”.
The PTT jack was an unexpected bonus. wunder K6WRU CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) On Aug 17, 2015, at 4:40 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > wunder, > > After building an adapter using a TRRS plug for myself, I had a > "head-slapping" reaction to your solution. It should work wonders for not > only the CM500, but also for most any other microphone designed to be used on > a computer - most, if not all, have the tip and ring connected together. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 8/17/2015 12:47 AM, Walter Underwood wrote: >> My blog post was mostly about providing clean mic bias with the KX3 for >> electrets that get bias from both tip and ring, like the Yamaha CM500. >> >> Give it a quick read, it might answer some questions. >> >> http://observer.wunderwood.org/2015/08/16/yamaha-cm500-headset-with-ptt-on-elecraft-kx3/ >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
