No speaker in the P3 right now. We'd want it to be front mounted and that would make the P3 width too large.
73, Eric WA6HHQ David Cutter wrote: > Putting a loudspeaker in a unit that sits at the side is in my view a > retrograde step. I dare to suggest that most of us have reduced hearing in > some way and a loudspeaker should best be placed in line with our ears eg a > light weight speaker on a shelf at "ear height." I would not stand such a > unit on top of the K3, either. > > I like the mains power as far from the antenna as possible and some would > like to keep the bench free of mains supply, everything being powered from > 13.8V under the bench, we do that at the club for general use. > > I like the idea of a monitoring scope > > David > G3UNA > > > > >> If the "P3" band-scope were set up to occupy one-half of the width of >> a cabinet that was otherwise the same size as the K3, then perhaps a >> future "gift" from Aptos could come in the form of a transmit monitor >> scope (to monitor a the CW/SSB/AM modulation envelope) that would fill >> the other half of the enclosure. One of the best options back in the >> old Heathkit days was to have both the HO-10 and the H0-13 (or their SB >> series big brothers) sitting side by side. Looked great, and gave >> useful information to the operator in the form of assurances that the >> outgoing signal was clean. The "monitor scope" function could also >> operate during receive so a person could check the "other guy's" signal >> for flat-topping, under and over modulation, etc. >> >> >> Other options for the "unused" half of the P3 cabinet could include a >> speaker, a rotor-control / indicator for some of the more popular >> units, and, as someone already suggested, a small 20 to 30 A switcher >> that could provide power for the K3 and perhaps a few accessories. Lots >> of possibilities here. >> >> >> - Jim, KL7CC >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
