Re: [Elecraft] Electret microphone wiring

2010-04-30 Thread Ramiro Aceves
Thanks you very much Tom and Jim for the detailed responses. I have to test my microphone for RFI. Jim, very interesting technical web page. I have explained my easy to make microphone in my web page. Sorry, it is only in spanish but the pictures speak for themselves.

Re: [Elecraft] Electret microphone wiring

2010-04-30 Thread David Pratt
Very interesting, Ramiro, I might give that a go. Good to see that the ABS plastic box is clearly marked MADE IN ENGLAND. Unfortunately we don't see that as much as we used to ;-( 73 de David G4DMP In a recent message, Ramiro Aceves ea1...@gmail.com wrote ... Thanks you very much Tom and Jim

Re: [Elecraft] Electret microphone wiring

2010-04-30 Thread Ramiro Aceves
David Pratt escribió: Very interesting, Ramiro, I might give that a go. Good to see that the ABS plastic box is clearly marked MADE IN ENGLAND. Unfortunately we don't see that as much as we used to ;-( Yes! I also was surprised by the made in England. That is a rare thing nowadays. Now

Re: [Elecraft] Electret microphone wiring

2010-04-25 Thread Ramiro Aceves
Tom W8JI escribió: I am trying to use a cheap computer microphone in my K3, front 8 pin connector. I have some doubts that I would like to solve before making a mistake: 1- Can I use pin 1 directly atached to the electret capsule and set bias in config:MIC SEL? Or should I use also some

[Elecraft] Electret microphone wiring

2010-04-23 Thread Ramiro Aceves
Hi all, I am trying to use a cheap computer microphone in my K3, front 8 pin connector. I have some doubts that I would like to solve before making a mistake: 1- Can I use pin 1 directly atached to the electret capsule and set bias in config:MIC SEL? Or should I use also some kind of

Re: [Elecraft] Electret microphone wiring

2010-04-23 Thread Tom W8JI
I am trying to use a cheap computer microphone in my K3, front 8 pin connector. I have some doubts that I would like to solve before making a mistake: 1- Can I use pin 1 directly atached to the electret capsule and set bias in config:MIC SEL? Or should I use also some kind of

Re: [Elecraft] Electret microphone wiring

2010-04-23 Thread Jim Brown
On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:04:26 -0400, Tom W8JI wrote: Pin 7 and 8 are the same connection point. The ONLY proper connection point for a cable shield is the shielding enclosure. Doing anything else creates what is known in the audio world as a pin 1 problem, whereby shield current (RF or

Re: [Elecraft] Electret microphone wiring

2010-04-23 Thread Tom W8JI
IF the cable shield is separate from both signal conductors (that is, hot and return, as in a balanced mic), it's fine to separate return and shield. But if there's only the shield, it MUST go to the chassis. If one ground pin was dedicated to the chassis or cabinet ground, the other pin