K3 and Yamaha CM500
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I've heard good things about the Yamaha CM500 for the Elecraft K3. It also
is quite attractively priced. However, I noted that it has two connectors, presumably one each for mic and headphones, mono and stereo respectively. However, my K3 is setup as follows: Line in | Line out | -----> goes to my SignaLink USB Speaker Out ---> Goes to a beautiful pair of logitech speakers that make the AFX quite dramatic, and I love that setup. You can see it on my QRZ page here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.qrz.com/y/k1ay/k3p3.jpg So, what are my options for using the CM500? What are others using? Should I just build a cable adapter for the front panel mic connector? Seems like a kludge and therefore might steer me to the Heil setup. Thoughts? Thanks and 73, Chris - K1AY -- Life is like Linux - it never stands still. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Plug the CM500 mic connector into the rear panel mic jack and the phones connector into the rear panel Headphones jack. Then select MIC r.PL bias from the Main menu.
Cheers, Fred KE7X Author of: "The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation 2nd ed" "The Elecraft KX3 - Going for the summit" "The Elecraft KPA500 and KAT500 - the K-Line Dream Station" Printed, coil bound copies of these are all available at www.elecraft.com KPA500 and KAT500 Quick Set Up Guide http://www.ke7x.com/home/k-line-introduction-and-set-up-guide KAT500 and KXPA500 Tuner Operation http://www.ke7x.com/home/kat500-and-kxpa100-tuners "The Elecraft KXPA100, PX3 and 2M/4M Transverters - Assembling the KX3-Line Station" available at www.lulu.com. "The Elecraft K3S and P3" and a 3rd Edition of the K3 book with K3S upgrade parts are works in progress. > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of > Chris Hallinan > Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2015 12:33 PM > To: <[hidden email]> > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 and Yamaha CM500 > > I've heard good things about the Yamaha CM500 for the Elecraft K3. It > also is quite attractively priced. However, I noted that it has two > connectors, presumably one each for mic and headphones, mono and stereo > respectively. > > However, my K3 is setup as follows: > > Line in | > Line out | -----> goes to my SignaLink USB > > Speaker Out ---> Goes to a beautiful pair of logitech speakers that > make the AFX quite dramatic, and I love that setup. You can see it on > my QRZ page here: > https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.qrz.com/y/k1ay/k3p3.jpg > > So, what are my options for using the CM500? What are others using? > Should I just build a cable adapter for the front panel mic connector? > Seems like a kludge and therefore might steer me to the Heil setup. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks and 73, > Chris - K1AY > > -- > Life is like Linux - it never stands still. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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On Sat,9/12/2015 11:32 AM, Chris Hallinan wrote:
> So, what are my options for using the CM500? Easy. Everyone I know of uses the rear panel Mic and Headphone jacks. That will mute the speaker by default, so I assign the SPKR+PHONES toggle to PF2. Also, you'll need to go into the menu to set the MIC to rear panel, and turn on bias. Details are in the menu section of the manual. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Duh. I shoulda looked at the rear panel before asking. :-P
On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Jim Brown <[hidden email]> wrote: > On Sat,9/12/2015 11:32 AM, Chris Hallinan wrote: > >> So, what are my options for using the CM500? >> > > Easy. Everyone I know of uses the rear panel Mic and Headphone jacks. That > will mute the speaker by default, so I assign the SPKR+PHONES toggle to > PF2. Also, you'll need to go into the menu to set the MIC to rear panel, > and turn on bias. Details are in the menu section of the manual. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > -- Life is like Linux - it never stands still. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I use the rear panel mic jack for the microphone, but I use the
front panel 1/4" jack (with an adapter for the headphones. I still have a MH2 mic plugged into the Kenwood compatible microphone jack on the front panel. What I get from this setup is: (1) The internal speaker goes on when I unplug the front panel 1/4" adapter, off when the headphones are plugged in. My shack is 20' from the kitchen and not having radio noise is appreciated by the people cooking, so most of the time I use the radio with headphones. Having a mechanical function to switch the speaker on/off I avoid using a PF control. (2) The MH2 acts as a push-to-talk switch for the CM300 microphone. (3) When everyone in the house is planning on checking into a 2M repeater net, I unplug the headphones and switch the microphone menu item to front panel, bias on. That lets people who are used to picking up a microphone easily use the radio. 73 Bill AE6JV On 9/12/15 at 12:16 PM, [hidden email] (Jim Brown) wrote: >Easy. Everyone I know of uses the rear panel Mic and Headphone >jacks. That will mute the speaker by default, so I assign the >SPKR+PHONES toggle to PF2. Also, you'll need to go into the >menu to set the MIC to rear panel, and turn on bias. Details >are in the menu section of the manual. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | Re: Computer reliability, performance, and security: 408-356-8506 | The guy who *is* wearing a parachute is *not* the www.pwpconsult.com | first to reach the ground. - Terence Kelly ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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