I use Apple earbuds to listen and talk through that one jack in my 15-inch, late 2013, Retina MacBook Pro. So it is possible.
wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Jul 31, 2017, at 1:39 PM, GRANT YOUNGMAN <[email protected]> wrote: > > Apple has dropped audio input on current Retina MacBookPro products. I’m not > sure when that transition took place, and am too lazy too look :-) > > There are inexpensive USB audio modules that will support both input and > output and perhaps save you some hassle. It’s worth checking out this link > if you don’t have a retina MacBook Pro … it may still work: > record-through-your-macbooks-headphone-jack > <https://www.cnet.com/how-to/record-through-your-macbooks-headphone-jack/> > > On Jul 31, 2017, at 4:24 PM, Steve Sergeant <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Gerry: >> >> I suspect that your MacBook Pro does have an audio input. If there's not >> a separate mic connector, then the headphone connector probably provides >> a mic/line input on a 4-conductor TRRS connector. >> >> You might have to build a custom cable. >> >> >> On 7/31/17 1:10 PM, Gerry Miller wrote: >>> HI GUYS, I AM USING A MAC BOOK PRO FROM 2010. I HAVE THE LATEST SOFTWARE >>> AS OF THIS DATE. THE QUESTION IS, DOES "BIG E" HAVE A CABLE AVAILABLE THAT >>> WOULD ALLOW WORK WITH MY MAC (USB) TO SEND-RECEIVE DATA SOFTWARE I HAVE ON >>> THE PC? I AM ABLE TO DOWNLOAD KX3 UPDATES, BUT DO NOT KNOW IF I COULD >>> USE THE SAME CABLE FOR RTTY/PACKET/JT SOFTWARE THAT I MAY HAVE ON THE >>> MAC. THE MAC DOES NOT HAVE A CONNECTION FOR A MICROPHONE SUCH AS WOULD BE >>> AVAILABLE ON A WINDOWS MACHINE. I MUST ADMIT THAT I AM NOT COMPUTER >>> LITERATE.TNX AND 73AA2ZJ >> >> > > Grant NQ5T > K3 #2091, KX3 #8342 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]

