+++++++++++++++ Continuation of K2 Microphones +++++++++++++++ From: "Don Brown" To: , Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Ten-Tec Mike Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 14:36:12 -0500 Hi The TenTec 705 will work fine with the K2 although it needs 7-9 volts for power. You can use the internal 9 volt battery or pick off the 8 volt supply from the RF board and feed it to the mike programming connector. It may work with the 5 volts supplied from the K2. You will have to try it. You will also need to supply an eight pin mike connector as the TenTec comes with a four pin connector. The 705 is a simple kit to build and looks good. Don Brown KD5NDB ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 2:07 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Ten-Tec Mike > Good Day All. Has anybody used the Ten-Tek Modle 705 mike with the K2? If > so, how did it work out? > Best regards, Bob K7HBG ++++++++++++++++++ Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 15:00:03 -0500 Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Ten-Tec Mike Cc: ELECraft at mailman.qth.net To: From: Steve Muncy I just finished building the TenTec T-Kit 1201 (which is the same as the TT 705), and it works fine with the K2. I've not tried picking off 8v to use with the mic and am just using a 9v battery. I wired it for Icom configurations and have used it with the K2, IC-910H and IC-228H. All things considered, I like the microphone quite well, but.....I can't recommend building it as a kit! I consider myself a reasonably competent kit builder having built the K2, all K2 accessories, numerous Heathkits, four or five QRP transceivers, and most of my test gear -- all kits. I've also built three or four T-Kits from Ten-Tec, and I'm a long-time fan of Ten-Tec having owned probably half a dozen TT transceivers over the years. However, the T-Kit 1201 is probably the worst kit I have ever built. Some of the instructions are extremely confusing. Component numbers are not silk-screened on the board. The view of the circuit board that shows where the components go is virtually unreadable and resulted in three times that I inserted the wrong component in the wrong space because I couldn't read it. I believe that Ten-Tec is committed to quality - but they should be ashamed of themselves for selling this kit as it is. If I had had this poor experience with other T-Kits, I would never have gone back. Fortunately, my other experiences with T-Kits have been fine. So, I'd recommend the microphone if purchased assembled....but I'd steer far away from the kit. On Sunday, May 4, 2003, at 14:07 US/Central, wrote: > Good Day All. Has anybody used the Ten-Tek Modle 705 mike with the K2? > If > so, how did it work out? > Best regards, Bob K7HBG +++++++++++++++++ Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 08:37:18 +0000 From: jellis Reply-To: john at atthehelm.com To: "Elecraft, List" Subject: [Elecraft] ten tec 705 mic I have been using the 705 with the little K2 (and K2/100) for years with excellent results. Forget about the battery, let the K2 power it, it will work fine. Also the little Ten Tec 700 hand mic works fine too. John, NP2B K2/100-KAT100 #2281 ++++++++++++++++ Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 09:47:50 +0000 From: jellis Reply-To: john at atthehelm.com To: "Elecraft, List" Subject: [Elecraft] tt 701 / 705 mics Hi all, Yes, the Ten Tec 701 and 705 mics will work fine on the K2. They were both designed to work with the same TT rigs. Use the 5V lead out of the K2 to feed the 5V input to the mic, there is no need to couple the DC to the audio. John, NP2B K2/100-KAT-100 (2281) ++++++++++++++++ Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 14:03:43 -0500 From: "Kenneth E. Harker" To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] MH2 and Proset This is how I wired things with my K2/100 so that I could use both the Elecraft MH2 and a Heil Proset: http://www.wm5r.org/k2-100/microphones.html -- ++++++++++++++ From: "Steve Jackson" To: Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 05:01:58 -0400 Subject: [Elecraft] D104 on the K2 Tom W6WW wrote: >> I haven't built my KSB2 yet, but want to buy a desk mic to use with it. For >> nostalgic reasons I am interested in the D-104 which gets good reviews on >> eham. I wonder what kind of results K2 owners have had with that mic on the >> K2? Tom, I have such a setup. I think it sounds terrific! I listen to myself on my 756PRO2. The gain setting on the D104 is critical, as it's capable of way more output than the K2 needs. Fortunately, I have a spectrum analyzer (!). And this mic setup works great with the K2 VOX. I already had a nice chrome D104 and amplified stand I was going to sell but now I think I'll keep it. I also have the K2/Heil mic and that sounds excellent, like FM. But I like the D104 better. With my bassy voice and the room acoustics (this is a MAJOR factor never mentioned by hams), plus the desire to not have a hand mic in the shack, the D104 was an easy choice. And it looks great too! 73 Steve KZ1X/4 K2 #771 +++++++++++++++++