G'day, Line IN and Line OUT jacks are both physically stereo (see schematics KIO3). The line IN only uses tip and sleeve (shell). Select the correct TX channel on your PC audio card.
Regards, Mike VP8NO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Leonard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Line In jack and standard stereo cable >I just plug a stereo cable from the line-in (and line-out) on the >K3 to > the PC's sound card. No problems at all. Been doing this for a > couple > of years now. > > Philip > > > On 6/23/2010 1:25 PM, Pete Smith wrote: >> If I plug a standard stereo cable into the mono Line In jack on >> my K3, I >> assume that it will short one of the channels to ground. In >> order to >> connect to the Line Out of a computer sound card, does this mean >> that I >> need to build a special cable with a mono plug on one end, >> connected >> only to the tip and shell conductors of the cable, letting the >> ring float? >> >> Sorry to ask a question that must have been covered before, but I >> haven't found anything on this in the manual, and the archive of >> this >> reflector really isn't effectively searchable. >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2957 - Release Date: 06/23/10 02:36:00 ______________________________________________________________ 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
