Icom Computer Headset Wiring Diagram
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Icom computer headset wiring diagram. Headphone connector is 3 5mm stereo plug. Helicopter headset helmet plug this is not a nato plug it is a nexus plug sometimes referred to as a us. Great receiver full coverage 160 through 6 meters. When i had my fisher 404 i used an icom portable.
This plug will not mate with the nexus range the mating shaft diameter is 0 4mm wider. Excellent on ssb works great on am and fm and covers the digital modes. For the ic 7300 we recommend the icm or any of the headsets with the ic element. Computer pc headset microphone and headphone adapter by jim feldman w6jmf we re going to build a little adapter box that will plug into our hf rig and allow us to use a computer headset mic and headphones.
Radio models k2 k3 k3 s. Gme electrophone tx3200 3210 3220 4400. Enter the new icom 7300 hybrid sdr. Click here to download icom manuals free.
Amateur band transceivers the notable exception being the modern icom models for which the default microphone type is an electret condenser capsule. Icom microphone reference list microphone for radios ic icom connector description hm 2 201 501. In fact it s not limited to just hf rigs but more about that latter. Using pc boom headsets with amateur transceivers yaesu ft 857 ft 897 icom ic 7000 whilst operating various transceivers i realised that a boom headset would be a very useful accessory i initially used a cheap 1 50 3 00 headset which i connected into the radio via small interface box.
This broke out the headphone cables and provided. Pin7 mic screen earth pin8 earth alinco dr605 modular plug pin1 5volt pin2 down pin3 n c pin4 ptt pin5 mic earth. The mike was a generic electret capsule salvaged from an old computer headset the flex boom from an ikea led desklamp. Dynamic microphone cartridges do not require a constant bias voltage as do computer gaming headsets which utilize small inexpensive electret condenser capsules.
Pin out pin 1 mic pin 2 ptt pin 3 nc pin 4 nc pin 5 nc pin 6 5vdc pin 7 gnd pin 8 gnd. Microphone connector is 2 5mm stereo plug. Also i can use the this type of wire to hook up the mic to the mic jack right. What i did different was the mike boom clipped on to my shoulder straps not my head.