Hi Dan: >I am looking at speakers for my K3. I have looked >At the various computer speakers but don't know >Which of the many available would work best. Does >Anyone have an opinion on which set is best :-). >Also should I get a set with a sub?
Some (possibly many) PC speakers include internal amplifiers which can be susceptible to RFI which results in "thumps 'n 'bumps in the night". I have settled on a pair of (UNamplified) 8-Ohm Motorola mobile speakers I bought off EBay for $5 each, plus shipping. They are a very dark brown case, which is almost dark enough to be taken for black, and match the K3 nicely. Trying top plug two (2) separate (UNamplified) speakers into the single 1/8" stereo jack in the back of the K3 was getting to be a PITA... I had two wires going different directions (L and R) RIGHT OUT OF THE BACK OF THE K3, which made things a bit 'busier' than I wanted. So I fabricated a 'splitter' for the speakers... a single 2-wire/shielded cable (about 8" long) to a 1/8" stereo plug goes into the back of the K3. The cable terminates in a small PC board containing two (2) 1/8" STEREO jacks of which only the TIP and SLEEVE are used (RING = N/C). This allows me to plug in speakers which are terminated in mono OR stereo jacks and to not have to worry about possibly plugging a mono plug into the stereo jack on the K3. Yeah, I know, there have been mods for the K3 to prevent damage if I mono plug was plugged into the stereo jack, but this helps to ensure that I never do it regardless of the preventative mods! It also helps to get the two wires (to the two speakers) out and a bit away from the immediate read of the K3, making wire 'congestion' a bit easier to handle. Thought I've not done so (yet), if there's any interest in the 2-speaker 'splitter', I'll put the info out on my web site for general access. 73, Tom Hammond N0SS ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
