Can I use my PR40 mic on my computer through the Flex?

N6OIL

Bill -VA3WTB

How are you using it? remote? otherwise, why not go directly to the radio?

Brian Denley KB1VBF

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Chris DL5NAM

Do it - it works well here

Delbert McCord

I use mine, Flex sells the adapter you need. Go direct into the rig without any eq or other equipment. 

K5CG

There are XLR to USB adapters you can use to connect your mic to a PC/Mac.

Paul Lourd

I was also wondering about this. Here is my situation. When sitting at the Flex and Computer with the headphones on, sometimes I want to pass the time watching a YouTube or something.  If you turn "PC AUDIO" on, you can get the mix of computer and Flex audio, but the Mic connected to the flex no longer works. Unless I am missing a setting! W1ip

N6OIL

Bill -VA3WTB

ok, you can get the adaptor that takes it from XLR to 1/8 plug but will the mic need power?. in that case just get a small 2 or 4 channel mixer. that way XLR into the mixer and RCA to 1/8 plug out.

K5CG

David-N5PSM

Erika - KØDD

Jerry W2TXB

Steve Sterling

David-N5PSM

I will share my setup to use the PR40 for all devices if you like.  I have a league e-mail address.

Erika - KØDD

Steve, when you turn off the bias voltage it is OFF. It's only on the front panel connector...  However going in the Back Panel BALANCED input on a 6500 you just directly plug in an XLR...  He can try the gain... I use a simple Inrad M-629 here mic to bal input.  I need the the GAIN on mine up to 55% to get any sort of punch whether AM or SSB...  Usually processor to nromal or DX for AM and DX+ on SSB I'm barefoot though.  With a Preprocessor amplifier plugged on you can select a USB mic for the computer, and the balanced out for the radio.  DD

Steve Sterling

Eric-- read original post. He asked about plugging a PR40 into a computer. Not about plugging it into any of the radio mic inputs. Like he wants to use elsewhere from the station. or that is my interpretation of his question. And the electret bias voltage on most computer sound cards is not what a PR40 wants to see.

Erika - KØDD

who?

Tim - W4TME

N6OIL

Ok gang, maybe I wasn't clear before. Can I use my PR40 or any mic that is hooked up to my Flex 6500 either XLR or Foster and make it the mic of choice on a Windows 10 computer? I would like to bypass my webcam mic. I see you can pick it on the volume control mixer but I hear no input. Would I have to put the Flex into transmit mode? I don't want to use an outboard mixer.