Re: [Elecraft] K3: transmitted RF feedback with condenser mics?

2010-01-25 Thread O. Johns
Brian, I know a guy in Sonoma, CA, whose porch lights come on (dimly) when he transmits on 160!! Fortunately, my main problem (on 20 meters) seems not to touch the DSL, WiFi, etc. system. Fingers crossed. I think one of the hidden problems we all have is resonance with phone lines, househol

Re: [Elecraft] K3: transmitted RF feedback with condenser mics?

2010-01-25 Thread O. Johns
Hi Jim, Well, the ferrite bead may not be self-resonant on 20 meters, but it still provides SOME impedance to the common-mode current. I found experimentally that it did help. And lots of people use these snap-on beads to good effect even in situations where multiple turns (which of course wo

Re: [Elecraft] K3: transmitted RF feedback with condenser mics?

2010-01-25 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:14:21 -0800, Oliver Johns wrote: >Try putting a snap-on ferrite bead ON the actual boom of the >electret headset microphone. Put it right at the end, just before >the microphone bulb. Maybe the RF is getting into the electret or >its FET and is being rectified there. Fe

Re: [Elecraft] K3: transmitted RF feedback with condenser mics?

2010-01-25 Thread Oliver Johns
From: Oliver Johns Date: 25 January 2010 09:12:00 PST To: Brian Machesney Cc: Oliver Johns Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: transmitted RF feedback with condenser mics? Try putting a snap-on ferrite bead ON the actual boom of the electret headset microphone. Put it right at the end, just before

Re: [Elecraft] K3: transmitted RF feedback with condenser mics?

2010-01-24 Thread Jim Brown
On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:53:28 -0500, Brian Machesney wrote: >The problem headset is designed for aviation use and, as far as >I can tell, uses a shielded mic cable. Since I'm an RFI/EMC specialist, I'll offer some ideas for you to try. 1) Reduce the input gain as much as practical while still

[Elecraft] K3: transmitted RF feedback with condenser mics?

2010-01-24 Thread Brian Machesney
I am getting transmitted RF feedback into the K3 when running high power with a headset that uses a condenser element. With an otherwise identical setup, I don't have any problems with either of my two headsets that have dynamic mic elements, using either the front- or the rear-panel mic jacks. I