Good Microphone for K3

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[Nate Bargmann]

* On 2010 28 Sep 09:57 -0500, [hidden email] wrote:
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Good question.

I have made an adapter cable to go between my forthcoming K3 and my
Yaesu MD-100A8X desk mic.  I opted to not connect the K3's 8V pin to the
'100's 5V pin as I don't use the active filtering in the microphone
anyway.  As PTT and the UP/Down buttons in the '100 place a ground on
their respective pins, I think proper configuration of the K3 will allow
things to "just work".  In the mean time, I made up a new cable and did
not modify the stock mic cable that works with several Yaesu rigs.

73, de Nate >>

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[Jim Brown-10]

  On 9/28/2010 12:44 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> I have made an adapter cable to go between my forthcoming K3 and my
> Yaesu MD-100A8X desk mic.
Almost any decent mic can easily be made sound great with a K3. You
don't need outboard anything -- no equalizer, no signal processor, no
battery. All you have to do is wire it to match the K3. As you probably
know, the major mfrs of ham gear refused to talk to each other to
standardize on mic wiring, so they're all different.

The K3 has all the adjustments you need to match any individual voice
and any mic -- TXEQ sets the frequency response, MIC GAIN settings set
the level. If it's an electret mic, you use the menu setting to turn on
BIAS for the mic. If it's a dynamic mic, you don't need bias.

All of the settings are clearly covered in the manual.

If you want to BUY a new mic for the K3, the Yamaha CM500 headset with
attached boom mic is a great choice for under $50.  But what you already
own should work just fine if you wire it correctly.

73, Jim K9YC
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