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BitXers?

??? Someone have a link for a decent low cost mic for the zBitx?? All my mics are Kenwood or Yaesu.? They wont work of course.? I am assuming any standard 3.5mm plug microphone will work but want to check with the group before I order

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73 de KI7PBR, Gary
 

I'm currently working on an adapter for an extra Yaesu MH-31 I have (just for the voice and PTT, not extra buttons)... I think it should work, but I'm not finished yet. Will report back.

On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 12:19?PM Gary-KI7PBR via <ki7pbr=[email protected]> wrote:

BitXers?

??? Someone have a link for a decent low cost mic for the zBitx?? All my mics are Kenwood or Yaesu.? They wont work of course.? I am assuming any standard 3.5mm plug microphone will work but want to check with the group before I order

-- 
"POWER, WE DON'T NEED NO STICKIN' POWER"  - EVERY KX2 OWNER

Always respect the airwaves,
73 de KI7PBR, Gary
 

Gary,
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You can use any mic that works with any Bitx, currently I use these, ,but I also use the mics that came with all my sBitx's, pretty much all of them work.
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Joel
N6ALT
 

The input of the zbitx microphone is the same as the input of the sbitx microphone, so I would only use a microphone with an amplifier.
Check out the forum posts about microphones. The description of a handheld microphone and a 'Meeting MIC' covers this.
Since you don't have an original sbitx microphone, there's nothing to modify. That's why go to is the first sentence.
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Gyula HA3HZ
 

I'm working on a adaptor cable(s) from a Kenwood HT Type Microphone to the zbitx, I just received the cable I needed in the mail this week, will try to work on it soon.?


On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 1:22?PM Grant Brown via <grant.brown73=[email protected]> wrote:
I'm currently working on an adapter for an extra Yaesu MH-31 I have (just for the voice and PTT, not extra buttons)... I think it should work, but I'm not finished yet. Will report back.

On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 12:19?PM Gary-KI7PBR via <ki7pbr=[email protected]> wrote:

BitXers?

??? Someone have a link for a decent low cost mic for the zBitx?? All my mics are Kenwood or Yaesu.? They wont work of course.? I am assuming any standard 3.5mm plug microphone will work but want to check with the group before I order

-- 
"POWER, WE DON'T NEED NO STICKIN' POWER"  - EVERY KX2 OWNER

Always respect the airwaves,
73 de KI7PBR, Gary
 

Thanks all.? The internal seems to be working but pressing a button in my hand will be much easier the fussing with the touch-screen....
--
"POWER, WE DONT NEED NO STINKIN' POWER" - Every KX2 Owner
Always respect the air waves,
73 de KI7PBR, Gary
 

There are some high output (e.g. -28, -30 or -32 dB ) electret cartridges that I've had good success with (and can be found in the WIKI) but a mic that has worked well for me is actually a powered (amplified) CB microphone:



It is $25.? ?You'll either have to build an adapter for its CB plug, or snip that off and replace with a 3.5mm stereo plug (either way works).? ? The CB wiring diagram is straightforward and you can map out which pin goes where on the? tip and ring of the 3.5mm stereo plug.

Listening to the transmissions created by this particular microphone seems to have more energy in the midrange than the electret cartridges and it has a bit higher average power output for the same voice, as a result.? ?Others like the way it sounds when I use it on my sBitx.? ?When listening in on a monitoring receiver, it like it also.

Of course, you could achieve the same outcome by manipulating the source code since it gets mapped into the frequency domain, but just buying the $25 microphone is a lot less work!

Hope this helps!

Gordon KX4Z


On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 3:42?PM Gary-KI7PBR via <ki7pbr=[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks all.? The internal seems to be working but pressing a button in my hand will be much easier the fussing with the touch-screen....
--
"POWER, WE DONT NEED NO STINKIN' POWER" - Every KX2 Owner
Always respect the air waves,
73 de KI7PBR, Gary

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