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Old December 3rd 04, 06:52 AM
Ken Fowler
 
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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