K3 headset question
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Greetings,
My K3 will be shipped out any day now! (woo-hoo) I've decided to pickup a Heil headset, but I'm not sure if I should go with the Elecraft proset-k2, or just run out to HRO and grab a proset-4, etc. Questions: 1.) If I decide to pick one up at at HRO, can I just pickup the adapter that's pinned out for Kenwood radios? (8-pin) 2.) Does the Elecraft proset-k2 come already wired for the K3 with no soldering required? ** I'm trying to avoid any soldering if possible. Any pros/cons of either of these choices? Thanks! Bill kb1pxd |
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On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:23:20 -0700 (PDT), KB1PXD <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >Greetings, >My K3 will be shipped out any day now! (woo-hoo) >I've decided to pickup a Heil headset, but I'm not sure if I should >go with the Elecraft proset-k2, or just run out to HRO and grab >a proset-4, etc. Questions: > >1.) If I decide to pick one up at at HRO, can I just pickup the adapter >that's pinned out for Kenwood radios? (8-pin) You won't need an adapter. The K3 has a mono mic jack at the rear of the unit for the mono 1/8" plug mic plug like the one on the end of the pro series mic cable and a stereo jack at the rear for the headphones. I have a Proset Plus! and that's how I have it connected, although I do have a Kenwood adapter for it also. > >2.) Does the Elecraft proset-k2 come already wired for the K3 with >no soldering required? > Yes. I believe the one from Elecraft has the same plugs as described above, but have not seen one. I'll bet some one will correct me if I'm wrong. >** I'm trying to avoid any soldering if possible. > >Any pros/cons of either of these choices? > >Thanks! > >Bill >kb1pxd 73, Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" An excerpt from a letter written in 1755 from the Assembly to the Governor of Pennsylvania. Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like. http://www.n5ge.com http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
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Does anyone know of an adapter that will take a Kenwood 8-pin mic jack
and set things up so it will fit into the 3.5mm mic jack on the back? Or is this one of those things that I'd have to make... On Thu, 2008-07-03 at 19:39 -0500, Tom Childers, N5GE wrote: > On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:23:20 -0700 (PDT), KB1PXD <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > >Greetings, > >My K3 will be shipped out any day now! (woo-hoo) > >I've decided to pickup a Heil headset, but I'm not sure if I should > >go with the Elecraft proset-k2, or just run out to HRO and grab > >a proset-4, etc. Questions: > > > >1.) If I decide to pick one up at at HRO, can I just pickup the adapter > >that's pinned out for Kenwood radios? (8-pin) > > You won't need an adapter. The K3 has a mono mic jack at the rear of the unit > for the mono 1/8" plug mic plug like the one on the end of the pro series mic > cable and a stereo jack at the rear for the headphones. I have a Proset Plus! > and that's how I have it connected, although I do have a Kenwood adapter for it > also. > > > > >2.) Does the Elecraft proset-k2 come already wired for the K3 with > >no soldering required? > > > > Yes. I believe the one from Elecraft has the same plugs as described above, but > have not seen one. I'll bet some one will correct me if I'm wrong. > > >** I'm trying to avoid any soldering if possible. > > > >Any pros/cons of either of these choices? > > > >Thanks! > > > >Bill > >kb1pxd > > 73, > > Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq > > "Those who would give up > Essential Liberty to > purchase a little Temporary > Safety deserve neither > Liberty nor Safety" > > An excerpt from a letter > written in 1755 from the > Assembly to the Governor > of Pennsylvania. > > Support the entire Constitution, not > just the parts you like. > > http://www.n5ge.com > http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by KB1PXD
I just use a cheap PC headset. Works fine, no soldering. Just plug it in the back jacks and set the mike for bias. 73, Tom K6EU |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:07:04 -0700 (PDT), Tom Carney wrote:
>I just use a cheap PC headset. Works fine, no soldering. Just plug it in >the back jacks and set the mike for bias. Yes. Several years ago, I bought five Plantronics computer headset/mic combos at a hamfest, and made connector adapters so I could use them with my ham rigs. All were different -- I suspect they were product samples. All worked fine and produced very clean competitive audio with every radio that I hooked them up to, including a K2, TS850, and IC746. I paid about $25 for all five. Unless you're feeling rich, you don't need a Heil headset! 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by KB1PXD
Ok, so correct me if I'm mistaken. If I order the proset-K2 through
Elecraft for my K3, I'll have all necessary connections to operate the headset? However, I'm assuming that I'll be limited to VOX and no PTT until I pickup a pedal, etc., which I assume will attach the existing headset? Thanks, - Bill
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Yes, your Proset-K2 assumptions are correct.
The PTT footswitch / handswitch should have a 1/4" mono phone plug to fit the adapter if you want to use the K3 front panel Foster (8-pin) connector. The Heil FS-1 Footswitch (no longer sold by Heil) footswitch and Heil Hand Switch have a 1/4" mono phono plug. The current Heil FS-2 footswitch has both a 1/4" mono phono plug and an RCA plug (and some sequencing for rig/amp combinations so that the contacts on one plug close before the other). There are other footswitches available, use your favorite internet search engine to find lots. If you disconnect the adapter from the Proset-K2, you can plug the microphone and headphone connectors into the back of the K3. Then you'd want a PTT footswitch with an RCA connector to match the RCA PTT IN connector on the back of the K3. This keeps the front panel of the K3 "clean" and you don't have connectors lying on the desk in front of the radio. The "normal" situation, with rigs that only have a front-panel microphone & headphone connector, is to have a 6" dongle plugged into the 8-pin Foster connector on the front of the radio coming straight out from the front panel, the headphones plugged into the front of the radio, and at the end of the dongle are a 1/8" plug/jack combination for the microphone connector and a 1/4" plug/jack combination for the footswitch. These can get into the way. They're thought by some to be unsightly. Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of KB1PXD Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 8:57 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 headset question Ok, so correct me if I'm mistaken. If I order the proset-K2 through Elecraft for my K3, I'll have all necessary connections to operate the headset? However, I'm assuming that I'll be limited to VOX and no PTT until I pickup a pedal, etc., which I assume will attach the existing headset? Thanks, - Bill KB1PXD wrote: > > Greetings, > My K3 will be shipped out any day now! (woo-hoo) > I've decided to pickup a Heil headset, but I'm not sure if I should > go with the Elecraft proset-k2, or just run out to HRO and grab > a proset-4, etc. Questions: > > 1.) If I decide to pick one up at at HRO, can I just pickup the adapter > that's pinned out for Kenwood radios? (8-pin) > > 2.) Does the Elecraft proset-k2 come already wired for the K3 with > no soldering required? > > ** I'm trying to avoid any soldering if possible. > > Any pros/cons of either of these choices? > > Thanks! > > Bill > kb1pxd > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3-headset-question-tp18270557p18282094.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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