[TenTec] Computer Headset Secured -- Now What?

[Jim Brown]

On 3/28/2013 6:12 AM, Greg S wrote:
> I would suggest making/buying  the adapter box, and NOT doing what I did, which was cut off the 1/8" plugs, and solder on a new 1/4" headphone jack,

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 that cable to 
fit the radio, and adding the bias resistor inside the connector that 
plugs into the radio. That's what I've done, and it's what K4TAX did.  
With this sort of arrangement, you can use the headset with any radio 
(and with your computer) simply by making another such cable with a 
suitable connector.

Good quality female 1/8-in TRS jacks can be found at Full Compass 
Systems in Madison, WI. The good mfrs are Switchcraft and Neutrik. They 
also sell 1/4-in connectors.

See the pdfs on my website about "Ham Interfacing," or the Appendix on 
Audio for Ham Radio in the RFI tutorial for part numbers.

73, Jim K9YC