If you are using a KX2 or KX3, you’ll get logic bias as well as mic bias on the CM500 mic. If you separate out the mic bias, you’ll get more and cleaner output. A stereo to L/R splitter will do that job, plus it breaks out the PTT line. I wrote that up on my blog.
https://observer.wunderwood.org/2015/08/16/yamaha-cm500-headset-with-ptt-on-elecraft-kx3/ <https://observer.wunderwood.org/2015/08/16/yamaha-cm500-headset-with-ptt-on-elecraft-kx3/> wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Jan 28, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Walter Underwood <wun...@wunderwood.org> wrote: > > The published docs on the CM500 are a mess, but it is an electret. It even > comes with a battery pack so you can use it with non-powered mic jacks. > > wunder > K6WRU > Walter Underwood > CM87wj > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > >> On Jan 28, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Paul Ecker <ecke...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Don - thank you. That was exactly the reason I wanted to double check. I >> saw an ad on the internet saying dynamic. >> >> Tnx agn & 73 >> Paul >> w2eck >> >> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 2:33 PM Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Paul, >>> >>> While I have seen ads saying it has a dynamic element, that is not the >>> case - it is an electret type. >>> >>> I believe it was designed to be a microphone you could plug into a >>> computer, and all of those are electret types. >>> >>> 73, >>> Don W3FPR >>> >>> >>> On 1/28/2019 2:26 PM, Paul Ecker wrote: >>>> Does anyone know if the CM500 has a Electret or Dynamic mic? >>>> >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.org > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.org ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
