K2 Microphone

[Aaron K5ATG]

Are the MH2 Hand Microphone and the Proset-K2 the only microphones that you
can get for the K2?

--
'73
Aaron Scott
K5ATG
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You can use any microphone you like, provided you take care of the wiring. You can either retire the mic, or rewrite the K2 to match the mic. There is a MAB board available that makes it easier to rewire the K2 by using jumpers.

73, Matt VK2RQ

> On 20 Mar 2015, at 6:56 am, Aaron Scott <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Are the MH2 Hand Microphone and the Proset-K2 the only microphones that you
> can get for the K2?
>
> --
> '73
> Aaron Scott
> K5ATG
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Aaron,

You can wire the K2 microphone configuration header for virtually any
microphone.  The header is on the back of the Front Panel Board.  See
the KSB2 manual for the mic header connections for several popular
microphones.

If you want to change microphones frequently, you might want to look
into the IMA sold by  the UnPCBs guys - http://www.unpcbs.com/adaptor/

Another alternative is to wire the microphone configuration header for
the Elecraft pinout and re-wire the microphone plug on the microphone
you intend to use with the K2.  Of course, that will dedicate that
microphone to use with Elecraft gear.

Remember that microphones with electret elements (computer type mics,
Elecraft mics, and Icom mics) will need bias applied to the AF mic pin.  
Dynamic mics (most others) should not have bias applied or they will
"sound funny".

If you need information about various microphones and their wiring, take
a look at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rg4wpw/date.html - G4WPW has
compiled an impressive list of microphone information.

73,
Don W3FPR


On 3/19/2015 3:56 PM, Aaron Scott wrote:
> Are the MH2 Hand Microphone and the Proset-K2 the only microphones that you
> can get for the K2?
>

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