On 1-Dec-2004, Ken wrote:
Please see J4 for a TenTec RX-320 -- copied from the TenTec web site:
http://home.att.net/~cprstn54/J4.JPG
Am I right that this a a stereo jack with the mono signal on ring?
If so, why would anyone wire up a jack this way? A mono plug would
short the signal to ground.
Ken KC2JDY
That's the way the Mic input for PC Sound Adapters is wired. The microphone for PC's has a STEREO
plug with the signal on the RING only. I found out the hard way that a microphone with a MONO plug
will short out the MIC input.
TenTec probably wired it that way so that a PC microphone would work.
Ken KO6NO