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k0wa@swbell.net

Please confirm this before I blow something up

I got some CM500 headphones/mike combo from Xmas. Yea me. I love them Very comfortable.

In the package....there was also a battery connector box thingy that powers the mike. I am assuming, although there is no documentation, that I could plug the jack coming out of the "battery connector box thingy" to the K3 through my Heil plug adapter. The battery powers the mike but passes through the audio.

I know that I could use the back of the radio....but I for reasons of my own....I would like to use the front.

Am I thinking this is right?

Lee - K0WA
Feeling like a Novice

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Matt Zilmer-3

Re: Please confirm this before I blow something up

Hi Lee,

I did exactly what you're thinking about doing. Instead of using the
bias box as-is, I rewired the line side of it to use the 8 pin MIC
connector. It works fine this way. You can double-side tape the bias
box to the underside of a shelf or next to the radio.

I have the Goldline and external speakers connected to the rear panel,
leaving the front panel the only convenient place for the CM500. This
arrangement works quite well.

73,
matt W6NIA

On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:43:50 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

>I got some CM500 headphones/mike combo from Xmas. Yea me. I love them Very comfortable.
>
>In the package....there was also a battery connector box thingy that powers the mike. I am assuming, although there is no documentation, that I could plug the jack coming out of the "battery connector box thingy" to the K3 through my Heil plug adapter. The battery powers the mike but passes through the audio.
>
>I know that I could use the back of the radio....but I for reasons of my own....I would like to use the front.
>
>Am I thinking this is right?
>
>Lee - K0WA
>Feeling like a Novice
>
>
>
>
>In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine?
>
>Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - John W. (Kansas)
>
>Never interfere with anything that isn't bothering you.
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Eric Buggee; VK3AX

Re: Please confirm this before I blow something up

In reply to this post by k0wa@swbell.net

Hi Lee,
With the Yamaha CM500 headset just plug the mic &
headphone plugs direct into the respective Mic & headphone sockets on
the back panel of the K3.
Next step, using the menue options select electret mic option and select
phones only -or- phones plus speaker if you wish.

All of this is in the K3 Handbook.

73 & good luck,

Eric VK3AX.

On 1/14/2014 9:43 AM, Lee Buller wrote:

> I got some CM500 headphones/mike combo from Xmas. Yea me. I love them Very comfortable.
>
> In the package....there was also a battery connector box thingy that powers the mike. I am assuming, although there is no documentation, that I could plug the jack coming out of the "battery connector box thingy" to the K3 through my Heil plug adapter. The battery powers the mike but passes through the audio.
>
> I know that I could use the back of the radio....but I for reasons of my own....I would like to use the front.
>
> Am I thinking this is right?
>
> Lee - K0WA
> Feeling like a Novice
>
>
>
>
> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine?
>
> Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - John W. (Kansas)
>
> Never interfere with anything that isn't bothering you.
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Jim Brown-10

Re: Please confirm this before I blow something up

In reply to this post by Matt Zilmer-3

On 1/13/2014 2:56 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote:
> I did exactly what you're thinking about doing. Instead of using the
> bias box as-is, I rewired the line side of it to use the 8 pin MIC
> connector. It works fine this way.

Yes, it will work, but there's a far easier way. Simply make a cable
adapter with a 1/8-in female jack on one end and an 8-pin mic plug (I've
learned that it's called a Foster plug) on the other. Wire the tip of
the mic jack to the mic pin of the K3, wire the shell of the mic jack to
the mic return of the K3. Then go into the top level menu (short push),
select Mic Front Panel, tap "2" on the keypad to turn on bias. No
battery box needed.

73, Jim K9YC

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