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Help with Headphones

Let me see if I can explain this. I have two speakers hooked up to my K3s
using the appropriate adapter and have them working fine. I can hear each
receiver in a different ear and the AFX function works. I have a set of
Heil headsets that also work the same as the regular speaker.

I acquired a wireless headset that plugs directly into the mic input and
phone output. The headsets were originally designed for telephone call
center use so they are monaural only. I can plug them into either the
front phone jack or the rear phone jack and I hear the audio just fine. I
have the Config:Spkrs set to 2 since I have to regular speakers and a Heil
headset that I often monitor and enjoy the AFX and the separate receive
audio. The wireless headset audio is wired with a stereo plug but no
connection to the ring.

The plan would be to plug the wireless headset into the rear of the radio
and either the heil headset or a hand microphone into the front.

I read all the warnings about how to connect speakers and headphones. So
is there any harm in connecting the wireless headset(remember it is
monoral) to the phone jack using a stereo plug and keeping Config:Spkrs 2?

73,
Tom - KQ5S
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Nr4c

Re: Help with Headphones

The warnings are for connecting SPEAKERS to the Rear Speaker jack. You SHOULD use a TRS plug to lessen the opportunity of the smoke escaping from the speaker stereo amplifier.

There is no such threat to the Phones jack(s).

Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill

> On Feb 27, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Tom <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Let me see if I can explain this. I have two speakers hooked up to my K3s
> using the appropriate adapter and have them working fine. I can hear each
> receiver in a different ear and the AFX function works. I have a set of
> Heil headsets that also work the same as the regular speaker.
>
> I acquired a wireless headset that plugs directly into the mic input and
> phone output. The headsets were originally designed for telephone call
> center use so they are monaural only. I can plug them into either the
> front phone jack or the rear phone jack and I hear the audio just fine. I
> have the Config:Spkrs set to 2 since I have to regular speakers and a Heil
> headset that I often monitor and enjoy the AFX and the separate receive
> audio. The wireless headset audio is wired with a stereo plug but no
> connection to the ring.
>
> The plan would be to plug the wireless headset into the rear of the radio
> and either the heil headset or a hand microphone into the front.
>
> I read all the warnings about how to connect speakers and headphones. So
> is there any harm in connecting the wireless headset(remember it is
> monoral) to the phone jack using a stereo plug and keeping Config:Spkrs 2?
>
>
>
> 73,
> Tom - KQ5S
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KQ5S

Fwd: Help with Headphones

I apologize to Bill for sending this direct to him. I meant to send it to
the group.

73,
Tom - KQ5S

Thanks Bill. I saw the quote below in Fred's, KE7X, K3s book which caused
me some confusion. It seems as though he is saying if you use monaural
headphones then you should not set the speakers to 2. I don't want to give
up AFX or sub audio.

"You may use a monaural headphone set in this jack (which would short the
ring connection to ground) because the 8.2 resistors will protect the
stereo headphone amplifiers. In this case, though, you should set CONFIG:SPKRS
to 1 . You may use CONFIG:SPKR+PH YES to have audio in both the speaker
output and the headphones. "

73,
Tom - KQ5S

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Nr4c <[hidden email]> wrote:

> The warnings are for connecting SPEAKERS to the Rear Speaker jack. You
> SHOULD use a TRS plug to lessen the opportunity of the smoke escaping from
> the speaker stereo amplifier.
>
> There is no such threat to the Phones jack(s).
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
>
>
> > On Feb 27, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Tom <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > Let me see if I can explain this. I have two speakers hooked up to my
> K3s
> > using the appropriate adapter and have them working fine. I can hear
> each
> > receiver in a different ear and the AFX function works. I have a set of
> > Heil headsets that also work the same as the regular speaker.
> >
> > I acquired a wireless headset that plugs directly into the mic input and
> > phone output. The headsets were originally designed for telephone call
> > center use so they are monaural only. I can plug them into either the
> > front phone jack or the rear phone jack and I hear the audio just fine.
> I
> > have the Config:Spkrs set to 2 since I have to regular speakers and a
> Heil
> > headset that I often monitor and enjoy the AFX and the separate receive
> > audio. The wireless headset audio is wired with a stereo plug but no
> > connection to the ring.
> >
> > The plan would be to plug the wireless headset into the rear of the radio
> > and either the heil headset or a hand microphone into the front.
> >
> > I read all the warnings about how to connect speakers and headphones. So
> > is there any harm in connecting the wireless headset(remember it is
> > monoral) to the phone jack using a stereo plug and keeping Config:Spkrs
> 2?
> >
> >
> >
> > 73,
> > Tom - KQ5S
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