Being curious I checked my K3 (4043) which I run with an external speaker (an old National 1950's era 10-inch speaker -probably 4 or 8-ohm). Comfortable audio with volume set at "9-oclock". Turning on NB does not affect the level. NR lowers volume which requires adjusting volume to "11-oclock" to bring it back to the same level without NR (setting is F2-2).
I wear hearing aids in both ears for compensation of 30-dB loss in my hearing. I find the level at "12-oclock" plenty loud for any signal (really too loud). My wife can hear the radio anywhere in the house with it at "11-oclock". BTW my Sony stereo headset hears at the same level as the speaker. I believe they are typically 32-ohm (Sony MDR-V600). I will be getting one of the Yamaha CM500 one of these days for the convenience of the boom mike/headset. But I guess this varies with what you connect to the radio. Ed - KL7UW PS: checked into the Alaska-Pacific Net this morning with 12w on 14.292. Amazing what can be done with very few watts. ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:35:08 -0400 From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Low speaker output problem To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Dave, Check to confirm that you are using a 3.5mm plug on your speaker cable and not a 1/8" plug. The difference is slight *BUT* it can cause the "sloppy fit" behavior you are seeing. 73, ... Joe, W4TV 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 ====================================== BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 144-QRT*, 432-100w, 1296-QRT*, 3400-fall 2010 DUBUS Magazine USA Rep [email protected] ====================================== *temp ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
