K3: rear microfone plug problem

[oe9fwv]

I have the Heil Pro headset plugged into the rear microphone jack. All of
a sudden I got very bad modulation reports, and when I checked my
modulation with the monitor, I could hear a very loud noise even without
speaking into the microphone. When I wiggle the microphone plug, the noise
goes away and the modulation is clear like it should be. It looks like a
loose connection in the microphone jack. Are these connectors prone to
fail?
Has anyone else had this problem and what should I try next?

73! de Werner OE9FWV

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[oe9fwv]

hi Doug,

Doug Faunt N6TQS [phone] schrieb am 12 Mar 2010 um 15:24:

> I have a similar problem, but it's the Heil, not the K3.

not here. It is also with my computer headset. It must be the socket in
the K3.

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[ab2tc]

Hi,

I have also recently moved my Heil proset to the rear and so far I have not had any problems. With that said, I don't have a very comfortable feeling about the quality of the 1/8" sockets on the K3. There is a lot of wiggle and the plugs don't seem to seat properly in the sockets. I am not sure if there is such a thing as a quality 1/8" phone socket, especially the stereo ones. I wish Elecraft (and Heil for that matter) had avoided them.

AB2TC - KNut

oe9fwv wrote

hi Doug,

Doug Faunt N6TQS [phone] schrieb am 12 Mar 2010 um 15:24:

> I have a similar problem, but it's the Heil, not the K3.

not here. It is also with my computer headset. It must be the socket in
the K3.

73! de Werner OE9FWV
<snip>

[N7US]

To minimize wear on the jacks, I use a Radio Shack "Stereo Audio Source
Selector" 3-way switch which is plugged into the K3 speaker jack.  It
selects either the powered Sony computer speakers or one of two headphones,
one of which is a Heil Proset Plus.

Jim N7US


-----Original Message-----

Hi,

I have also recently moved my Heil proset to the rear and so far I have not
had any problems. With that said, I don't have a very comfortable feeling
about the quality of the 1/8" sockets on the K3. There is a lot of wiggle
and the plugs don't seem to seat properly in the sockets. I am not sure if
there is such a thing as a quality 1/8" phone socket, especially the stereo
ones. I wish Elecraft (and Heil for that matter) had avoided them.

AB2TC - KNut


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[S Sacco]

I'll second Knut's comment.



On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Jim McDonald <[hidden email]> wrote:

> To minimize wear on the jacks, I use a Radio Shack "Stereo Audio Source
> Selector" 3-way switch which is plugged into the K3 speaker jack.  It
> selects either the powered Sony computer speakers or one of two headphones,
> one of which is a Heil Proset Plus.
>
> Jim N7US
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Hi,
>
> I have also recently moved my Heil proset to the rear and so far I have not
> had any problems. With that said, I don't have a very comfortable feeling
> about the quality of the 1/8" sockets on the K3. There is a lot of wiggle
> and the plugs don't seem to seat properly in the sockets. I am not sure if
> there is such a thing as a quality 1/8" phone socket, especially the stereo
> ones. I wish Elecraft (and Heil for that matter) had avoided them.
>
> AB2TC - KNut
>
>
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[Joe Subich, W4TV-4]

The "wiggle" is often that the jacks are designed for 3.5mm plugs
as opposed to 1/8" (3.2mm).  Almost all new manufacturing is done
with 3.5mm jacks.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of S Sacco
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 9:14 PM
> To: Jim McDonald
> Cc: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: rear microphone plug problem
>
>
> I'll second Knut's comment.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Jim McDonald <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > To minimize wear on the jacks, I use a Radio Shack "Stereo Audio
> > Source Selector" 3-way switch which is plugged into the K3 speaker
> > jack.  It selects either the powered Sony computer speakers
> or one of
> > two headphones, one of which is a Heil Proset Plus.
> >
> > Jim N7US
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have also recently moved my Heil proset to the rear and so far I
> > have not had any problems. With that said, I don't have a very
> > comfortable feeling about the quality of the 1/8" sockets
> on the K3.
> > There is a lot of wiggle and the plugs don't seem to seat
> properly in
> > the sockets. I am not sure if there is such a thing as a
> quality 1/8"
> > phone socket, especially the stereo ones. I wish Elecraft (and Heil
> > for that matter) had avoided them.
> >
> > AB2TC - KNut
> >
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________
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