As per suggestions, I programmed PF1 and PF2 to switch CONFIG:SPKR+Ph from OFF to ON, plug the 3.5mm jack of Proset into rear socket and just switch with PF1/2
73 de M0XDF, K3 # 174, HexKey # 375 On 17/1/08 13:56, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:48:47 +0000, "David Ferrington, M0XDF" wrote: > >> I find I'm plugging the phones line on my Proset, in and out of the front >> phones socket quite a lot (> 20 times a day perhaps) >> Anyone any idea of the durability the socket? > > That is also how I use the headphones: constantly jumping between them > and speaker. When I replaced the jack on my K2 I decided to add a > headphone/speaker switch on the rear panel. I can switch back and > forth between headphones and speaker with no worry about wearing out > the jack. > > But apart from the durability issue, the headphone/speaker switch is > amazingly more convenient. Some commercial grade receivers have this > feature; not sure if there is any ham gear which has it. > > Doesn't the K3 have a 1/4" jack (vs 1/8")? That alone will make it a > lot more durable. Still, sure would like to have a headphone/speaker > switch. I guess my question would be: how strong is the insertion > force on the jack? If it's more than about 4 or 5 pounds you will have > to hold the radio down to plug and unplug it; IOW, a two-handed > operation. -- I don't mind that you think slowly but I do mind that you are publishing faster than you think. -Wolfgang Pauli, physicist, Nobel laureate (1900-1958) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
