[Elecraft] [K2] no speaker audio (perhaps bad headphone jack?)
Hi all, I read through the archives and am wondering if I may have fallen prey to the bad headphone jack problem. I am able to hear just fine when I have my headphones plugged in, but get no audio out of the speaker when I remove the headphones. For the record, the speaker *did* work at one point...and I only started using the rig in October. Although I do pull the headphones out quite a bit since that's what I use to listen when I operate. This problem started a few weeks ago and I'm just now starting to think about trying to find a solution to it. I'm using the K2 with the KPA100 mounted on top. (At one point I had the KAT100/KPA100 in the same enclosure, but I have since moved to an SGC SG-239 at the base of my vertical and no longer need the KAT100 at this time.) Any tips for troubleshooting this problem? Thanks. -john W4PAH K2 S/N 5684 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K2] no speaker audio (perhaps bad headphone jack?)
You have probably already checked this, but: Is the lead to the speaker plugged into P5 on th RF board? Do you get audio if you plug the headphones or a speaker into the rear Ext Speaker socket? Is the speaker itself OK, and all wiring intact? 73 Dave G3YMC On 19 Jan 2011 at 10:33, John Shadle wrote: Hi all, I read through the archives and am wondering if I may have fallen prey to the bad headphone jack problem. I am able to hear just fine when I have my headphones plugged in, but get no audio out of the speaker when I remove the headphones. For the record, the speaker *did* work at one point...and I only started using the rig in October. Although I do pull the headphones out quite a bit since that's what I use to listen when I operate. This problem started a few weeks ago and I'm just now starting to think about trying to find a solution to it. I'm using the K2 with the KPA100 mounted on top. (At one point I had the KAT100/KPA100 in the same enclosure, but I have since moved to an SGC SG-239 at the base of my vertical and no longer need the KAT100 at this time.) Any tips for troubleshooting this problem? http://www.davesergeant.com __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K2] no speaker audio (perhaps bad headphone jack?)
John, Sounds like the same symptoms I've seen with my K2 recently. When I jiggle the phone plug a bit, sometimes the spkr comes back, sometimes not. I'm about to replace the headphone jack. If I need to plug in headphones, I'll use a short plug+jack cable that'll remain plugged in. Let THAT jack take the mechanical stress. Cheers, Alan Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40) 570-321-1516 http://WilcoxEngineering.com http://eBookEditor.net https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/28062?ref=awilcox Williamsport, PA 17701 On 1/19/11 11:00 AM, Dave Sergeant wrote: You have probably already checked this, but: Is the lead to the speaker plugged into P5 on th RF board? Do you get audio if you plug the headphones or a speaker into the rear Ext Speaker socket? Is the speaker itself OK, and all wiring intact? 73 Dave G3YMC On 19 Jan 2011 at 10:33, John Shadle wrote: Hi all, I read through the archives and am wondering if I may have fallen prey to the bad headphone jack problem. I am able to hear just fine when I have my headphones plugged in, but get no audio out of the speaker when I remove the headphones. For the record, the speaker *did* work at one point...and I only started using the rig in October. Although I do pull the headphones out quite a bit since that's what I use to listen when I operate. This problem started a few weeks ago and I'm just now starting to think about trying to find a solution to it. I'm using the K2 with the KPA100 mounted on top. (At one point I had the KAT100/KPA100 in the same enclosure, but I have since moved to an SGC SG-239 at the base of my vertical and no longer need the KAT100 at this time.) Any tips for troubleshooting this problem? __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K2] no speaker audio (perhaps bad headphone jack?)
Dave Sergeant d...@davesergeant.com wrote... You have probably already checked this, but: Is the lead to the speaker plugged into P5 on th RF board? Do you get audio if you plug the headphones or a speaker into the rear Ext Speaker socket? Is the speaker itself OK, and all wiring intact? I'll check all of that tonight and report back. Don must've slept in this morning. Surprised he hasn't replied yet. ;-) -john W4PAH __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K2] no speaker audio (perhaps bad headphone jack?)
John, No Don did not sleep in this morning :-) . He has been slaving over a hot soldering iron prior to enjoying lunch at a new restaurant. Remove the right side panel and wiggle the plug for the speaker. If the speaker sound comes and goes, get a couple of new crimp pins and re-do the ends of the speaker wire. If there is still not sound from the speaker, there is a likelihood that the infamous little plastic lever inside the headphone which operates the switch has become broken. Replacement of the headphone jack is the only known cure, and no, there are no alternate headphone jacks. I understand that Elecraft has approached the jack vendor asking for a better jack, but to no avail. The only other known solution is to solder the side of the switch that closes the speaker circuit, and either leave the speaker on all the time or arrange a switch that you can reach from outside the K2 to turn off the speaker - A jack with no wires plugged into the external speaker jack will silence the speaker too. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/19/2011 1:57 PM, John Shadle wrote: Dave Sergeantd...@davesergeant.com wrote... You have probably already checked this, but: Is the lead to the speaker plugged into P5 on th RF board? Do you get audio if you plug the headphones or a speaker into the rear Ext Speaker socket? Is the speaker itself OK, and all wiring intact? I'll check all of that tonight and report back. Don must've slept in this morning. Surprised he hasn't replied yet. ;-) -john W4PAH __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K2] no speaker audio (perhaps bad headphone jack?)
No audio from the external speaker output. Nothing happens when I wiggle the speaker cable (which was plugged into P5 on the RF board. Everything else appears to be just fine. I suppose the next step is to email the folks at pa...@elecraft.com... Thanks, all. -john __ 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
