And you can’t blame it only on ham radio. Many times I’ve had the wrong USB-C cable in my hands - AND THEY’RE NEVER MARKED. Sheesh.
— Jeff KQ4CMA DC > On Oct 27, 2024, at 1:27 PM, Bob McGraw <[email protected]> wrote: > > Too many hams believe that if the connector will plug in, it should work. > This is nothing farther from the truth. There are little to NO standards > with ham radio equipment. > > You will need to check the pin-out circuits on the KX2 as published in the > manual. Then check the SSM-17A wiring. You will have to rewire the > connector on the SSM-17 to make it work. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > > >> On 10/27/2024 12:06 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Message: 2 >> Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:56:16 -0700 >> From: Mark Cohen<[email protected]> >> To:[email protected] >> Subject: [Elecraft] Yaesu SSM-17A mic with KX2? >> Message-ID:<[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> Hi folks, >> >> I recently purchased a Yaesu >> SSM-17A<https://www.amazon.com/Yaesu-Standard-Microphone-SSM-17A-Replaces/dp/B089YW2BP9> >> speaker microphone hoping to use it with my KX2. I don't need the up/down >> buttons on the Elecraft MH3, and it's less than half the price. >> >> I'm surprised to find that the PTT button on the Yaesu speaker mic does not >> seem to work with the KX2. I've tried every combination of the MIC BIAS and >> MIC BTN options to no avail. I can get audio out from the mic using the >> front panel XMIT button, but the PTT on the hand mic does not key the >> transceiver. >> >> Does anyone have advice on debugging this? Or is it just fundamentally >> incompatible? I'm surprised because the connector is exactly the same as the >> Elecraft MH3. >> >> Thanks in advance for any knowledge you might be able to share, and 73 de >> Mark WA7MPC. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
