I have nabbed a remarkably cheap computer headset that is spoken of highly by some on the list. It has the standard 3.5 mm stereo plugs, one for the head set and one for the electret microphone. Does
I make my own, but I like the ones made by a ham who does business under the style of Audiocomm on eBay.com. Otherwise, you could copy the adapter I built. Joel Hallas says they are gonna put my proj
Making your own mic adapter is literally a 5 minute job for anybody who knows how to strip and solder wire. Get appropriate jacks from Radio Shack for mic and, if desired, PTT. Alternately buy an aud
I used a 1/4" to 1/8" adapter from Radio Shack for the headphone part and made my own 1/8" to 8 pin DIN for the mike audio. I also included the resistor and capacitor inside the DIN connector to prov
Having just performed surgery on one of the aforementioned "cheapie" PC headsets, I offer the following from my recent experience. I would suggest making/buying the adapter box, and NOT doing what
I recommend including a small L attenuator pad to reduce the very HOT electret condenser mic element signal so the resulting signal strength is about the same as that of a dynamic microphone. Otherwi
Greg, that tip was worth at least a quarter, and so was Barry's, about buying commercial cables and cutting to size, then soldering the plug to the radio. That's how I built my adapters for the AMP a
For my TS-590S, I built everything inside of the 8 pin mic plug. I used two tantalum caps and two 1/8 watt resistors and removed the pins of the mic plug which were not used to allow a little extra r
Cool, Jerry, I am not that handy as to fit it all in like that. Do you have any drawings, photos, schematics you could share with me? I would love to see other ways of skinning the cat. -- K8JHR -- O
Hi Mr Richards, I just send you two emails with 10 pictures of the headset adapter. Jerry W5JH "building something without experimenting is just solder practice" Cool, Jerry, I am not that handy as t
I am interested in your work too. I just purchased a Yamaha CM-500 headset and it has lots of gain compared to my old Pro Headset. Thanks and 73, Rod w7zrc ___________________________________________
My little project can be seen here: http://k8jhr.com/files/microphone_attenuator_box_project_description_1.pdf a shorter URL: http://tinyurl.com/c5zpuwt -- K8JHR -- On 3/28/2013 2:53 PM, Rod Greene w
whoa yeah... perfect. nice photos - tells the story nicely. thanks ! -- K8JHR -- Jerry W5JH "building something without experimenting is just solder practice" ________________________________________
Thanks, nice job of documenting the project! 73, Rod/w7zrc _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tent
IMO, the ONLY good methods involve not removing the connectors on the headset/mic, but instead plugging it into a mating 1/8-in jack wired to a cable, putting a suitable connector on the other end of
Do NOT worry about excessive gain as long as you can turn down the mic gain on the rig enough to get the same level of modulation and processing as with your other mic(s). Then, get critical reports
Do NOT worry about excessive gain as long as you can turn down the mic gain on the rig enough to get the same level of modulation and processing as with your other mic(s). Then, get critical reports
I find it better to turn the hardware mike gain down, thus allowing one to run the DSP Mic gain in the 35% to 55% range. Anything external such as an attenuator is an invite for potential RFI in the
Thanks guys! My rig is an Orion II. Mic gain at the approx 20% level seems to be good for the CM500. I ran it before at 50% with the HC4 element. I'll get a few more critical reports as you sugg
OH LUCKY DAY. IF you can work with it around 20 %, then you are in good shape. -- L8JHR -- My rig is an Orion II. Mic gain at the approx 20% level seems to be good for the CM500. I ran it before at 5