Connecting a straight key to my K3

[Mister Mike]

Do I connect the two wires from the key to a 1/4” stereo plug Sleeve and Ring or Sleeve and Tip?









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[Mister Mike]

Thanks guys, plenty of replies.....

> On May 8, 2021, at 5:41 PM, Dave Fugleberg <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> I use a mono plug. However per the K3 schematic, the key jack is a TRS jack with connections only to tip and sleeve inside the radio.
> I just tried it with another key which is wired to tip and sleeve on aTRS plug and confirmed that it works.
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>> On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 7:15 AM Mister Mike <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Do I connect the two wires from the key to a 1/4” stereo plug Sleeve and Ring or Sleeve and Tip?
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On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 8:14 AM Mister Mike <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Do I connect the two wires from the key to a 1/4” stereo plug Sleeve and
> Ring or Sleeve and Tip?
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