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Carl Jón Denbow

KX3 Proset with K3

I've just purchased a used K3, which I will be picking up at Dayton. I
was wondering if there was an adapter that would allow me to use my Heil
KX3 Proset with the K3. It would certainly be nice to be able to use
this Proset with both rigs. If there is not a ready-made adapter,
suggestions about how to wire up a homebrew variety would be appreciated.

Tnxs & 73,

Carl

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Dick Dievendorff-4

Re: KX3 Proset with K3

Carl:

You have a couple of choices:

The K3 back panel has both a 3.5mm mono microphone jack and a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack. You might just plug your headset mic and phone plugs into two jacks on the K3 rear panel without any additional adapter.

If you prefer a front panel connection, I'd suggest a Heil Sound AD1-K, which can be purchased at Dayton from Heil Sound (probably in "Audio Alley"), DX Engineering, HRO, or several other vendors that stock Heil products. It's normally between $19 and $23.

http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/hls-ad-1-k
http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-003264

Heil makes AD-1 for Drake, icom, Kenwood / Elecraft, Ten-Tec, and Yaesu. They vary by color. You want the RED one. Kenwood and Elecraft use the same 8-pin Foster connector pin arrangement. Heil lists this as "Kenwood".

I find the K3 front panel a bit busy with the AD1-K, a 3.5mm to 1/4" adapter for the headset, and 1/4" PTT plug/jack combination for a footswitch. Putting all this on the back panel helps keep things neater. Sometimes headset cord length becomes an issue, though.

See also http://heilsound.com/amateur/dsp-settings/125-all-things-elecraft

73 de Dick, K6KR

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Carl Jón Denbow
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 8:59 PM
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Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 Proset with K3

I've just purchased a used K3, which I will be picking up at Dayton. I was wondering if there was an adapter that would allow me to use my Heil
KX3 Proset with the K3. It would certainly be nice to be able to use
this Proset with both rigs. If there is not a ready-made adapter, suggestions about how to wire up a homebrew variety would be appreciated.

Tnxs & 73,

Carl

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Carl Jón Denbow

Re: KX3 Proset with K3

Thanks very much for the information, Dick. Putting it on the back
does seem to make more sense. The clutter you referred to is real.
I'm just back from Dayton and I did buy the adapter, but I may not use
it too long, not that I look at the layout. -- 73 de Carl, N8VZ

> Dick Dievendorff <mailto:[hidden email]>
> Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:22 AM
> Carl:
>
> You have a couple of choices:
>
> The K3 back panel has both a 3.5mm mono microphone jack and a 3.5mm
> stereo headphone jack. You might just plug your headset mic and phone
> plugs into two jacks on the K3 rear panel without any additional adapter.
>
> If you prefer a front panel connection, I'd suggest a Heil Sound
> AD1-K, which can be purchased at Dayton from Heil Sound (probably in
> "Audio Alley"), DX Engineering, HRO, or several other vendors that
> stock Heil products. It's normally between $19 and $23.
>
> http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/hls-ad-1-k
> http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-003264
>
> Heil makes AD-1 for Drake, icom, Kenwood / Elecraft, Ten-Tec, and
> Yaesu. They vary by color. You want the RED one. Kenwood and Elecraft
> use the same 8-pin Foster connector pin arrangement. Heil lists this
> as "Kenwood".
>
> I find the K3 front panel a bit busy with the AD1-K, a 3.5mm to 1/4"
> adapter for the headset, and 1/4" PTT plug/jack combination for a
> footswitch. Putting all this on the back panel helps keep things
> neater. Sometimes headset cord length becomes an issue, though.
>
> See also http://heilsound.com/amateur/dsp-settings/125-all-things-elecraft
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> Carl Jón Denbow
> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 8:59 PM
> To: 'Elecraft List'
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 Proset with K3
>
> I've just purchased a used K3, which I will be picking up at Dayton. I
> was wondering if there was an adapter that would allow me to use my Heil
> KX3 Proset with the K3. It would certainly be nice to be able to use
> this Proset with both rigs. If there is not a ready-made adapter,
> suggestions about how to wire up a homebrew variety would be appreciated.
>
> Tnxs & 73,
>
> Carl
>
> Carl Jón Denbow <mailto:[hidden email]>
> Saturday, May 9, 2015 11:58 PM
> I've just purchased a used K3, which I will be picking up at Dayton.
> I was wondering if there was an adapter that would allow me to use my
> Heil KX3 Proset with the K3. It would certainly be nice to be able
> to use this Proset with both rigs. If there is not a ready-made
> adapter, suggestions about how to wire up a homebrew variety would be
> appreciated.
>
> Tnxs & 73,
>
> Carl
>
> =================================================
> Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ
> 17 Coventry Lane
> Athens, Ohio 45701-3718
>
> [hidden email]
> www.n8vz.com
> EM89wh
>
> IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070
>
> PSK and JT65 Forever!
> =================================================
>

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Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ
17 Coventry Lane
Athens, Ohio 45701-3718

[hidden email]
www.n8vz.com
EM89wh

IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070

PSK and JT65 Forever!
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Carl Jón Denbow

Re: KX3 Proset with K3

That obviously should be "now that I look at the layout." not "not"! :-)

> Carl Jón Denbow <mailto:[hidden email]>
> Sunday, May 17, 2015 4:21 PM
> Thanks very much for the information, Dick. Putting it on the back
> does seem to make more sense. The clutter you referred to is real.
> I'm just back from Dayton and I did buy the adapter, but I may not use
> it too long, not that I look at the layout. -- 73 de Carl, N8VZ
>
>
> Dick Dievendorff <mailto:[hidden email]>
> Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:22 AM
> Carl:
>
> You have a couple of choices:
>
> The K3 back panel has both a 3.5mm mono microphone jack and a 3.5mm
> stereo headphone jack. You might just plug your headset mic and phone
> plugs into two jacks on the K3 rear panel without any additional adapter.
>
> If you prefer a front panel connection, I'd suggest a Heil Sound
> AD1-K, which can be purchased at Dayton from Heil Sound (probably in
> "Audio Alley"), DX Engineering, HRO, or several other vendors that
> stock Heil products. It's normally between $19 and $23.
>
> http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/hls-ad-1-k
> http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-003264
>
> Heil makes AD-1 for Drake, icom, Kenwood / Elecraft, Ten-Tec, and
> Yaesu. They vary by color. You want the RED one. Kenwood and Elecraft
> use the same 8-pin Foster connector pin arrangement. Heil lists this
> as "Kenwood".
>
> I find the K3 front panel a bit busy with the AD1-K, a 3.5mm to 1/4"
> adapter for the headset, and 1/4" PTT plug/jack combination for a
> footswitch. Putting all this on the back panel helps keep things
> neater. Sometimes headset cord length becomes an issue, though.
>
> See also http://heilsound.com/amateur/dsp-settings/125-all-things-elecraft
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> Carl Jón Denbow
> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 8:59 PM
> To: 'Elecraft List'
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 Proset with K3
>
> I've just purchased a used K3, which I will be picking up at Dayton. I
> was wondering if there was an adapter that would allow me to use my Heil
> KX3 Proset with the K3. It would certainly be nice to be able to use
> this Proset with both rigs. If there is not a ready-made adapter,
> suggestions about how to wire up a homebrew variety would be appreciated.
>
> Tnxs & 73,
>
> Carl
>
> Carl Jón Denbow <mailto:[hidden email]>
> Saturday, May 9, 2015 11:58 PM
> I've just purchased a used K3, which I will be picking up at Dayton.
> I was wondering if there was an adapter that would allow me to use my
> Heil KX3 Proset with the K3. It would certainly be nice to be able
> to use this Proset with both rigs. If there is not a ready-made
> adapter, suggestions about how to wire up a homebrew variety would be
> appreciated.
>
> Tnxs & 73,
>
> Carl
>
> =================================================
> Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ
> 17 Coventry Lane
> Athens, Ohio 45701-3718
>
> [hidden email]
> www.n8vz.com
> EM89wh
>
> IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070
>
> PSK and JT65 Forever!
> =================================================
>