I agree with Jim’s comment. When I operate portable with my KX3, I use my iPhone headset for my ears. It has a mic of course built in but I never use it as I am CW only with the KX3 in portable ops QRP. I don’t always operate true QRP (5 watts) but prefer to operate what I would call KX3 QRP at 10 watts using my external lithium battery packs.
I do have the Elecraft mic though. But, minimizing cost was not my goal, instead my goal is to maximum toy collection. 73, phil, K7PEH > On Mar 19, 2016, at 11:12 AM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat,3/19/2016 9:16 AM, Barry LaZar wrote: >> I would order the radio with mic and ATU. > > I would skip the mic. QRP SSB can exercise in frustration, even with very > good antennas. If you must use a mic, I would go for a compact computer > headset and a break-out cable to split the mic to the KX3 mic input and the > headphones to the headphone input. These cables can be found o the internet > for about $5. Buy the headset on the basis of comfort and light weight. At > home, use a Yamaha CM500 or similar Koss with that same adapter cable. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
