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I have a great radio speaker made in the 1950's by the National Radio
Company. 11x12x8 inch metal cabinet with 9-inch diameter speaker (no
amplifier). K3 sounds very nice with it (I also have a Sony stereo
headset when I need to hear even better). CM500 sometime in my future.
The current
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Wiehe
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 7:19 PM
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Subject: [Elecraft] External Speakers for K3
I purchased a set of West Mountain COMspkr from HRO at Hamcation. About
$40.00 and they work and sound great. The black
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Wiehe
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I purchased a set of West Mountain COMspkr from HRO
While I tend to agree with the OP I also understand that it would be a rather
mundane task for Elecraft to manufacture speakers and that their talents are
bettert utilized in updating firmware, advancing the technology inside our
great rigs and so on. What I did do to achieve great audio was
My all time favorite speakers for general HF work is the classic old
Motorola Land-Mobile Speakers. Not the newer plastic ones, but the old
metal ones with the cream colored frame. I put rubber feet on the bottom
and sit them on the desk next to or on top of my K3.
Clay Freinwald, K7CR
The K3 lacks matching external speakers offering better sound than the internal
one. In the tradition of other leading manufacturers, Elecraft could even
include a power supply in the enclosure (but I would be content with just a
good sounding speaker). Any hope for this?
Ramón Tristani,
I agree with those who say it is in our and Elecreft's best interest for them
to concentrate on what they do best and let others excel in their own
specialty. Speakers and power supplies are in that category. Probably not a
lot of Return On Investment in designing speakers. Not a lot of gain
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Subject: [Elecraft] External Speakers for K3
The K3 lacks matching external speakers offering better sound than the internal
one. In the tradition of other leading manufacturers, Elecraft could even
include a power supply in the enclosure (but I would be content with just a
good
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Subject: [Elecraft] External Speakers for K3
The K3 lacks matching external speakers offering better sound than the
internal one. In the tradition of other leading manufacturers, Elecraft
could even include a power supply
OK no speaker since they do not make speakers,,,\
but they could sell an enclosure , P3 form factor
grille punched out with internal standard mounting studs...
for whatever that size hole could reasonably accommodate
leaving the rest of the space for us to chop up for
or they just can sell enclosures like K2 so we do our home brew speaker and
power sources :)
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No need for an Elecraft speaker here.
Why talk about one speaker by the way?
I use a set of computer stereo speakers. I need two speakers for my K3
(main RX and sub RX in nice stereo).
The sound is good en more than adequate. For the price I got those,
Elecraft can never compete with that.
: Re: [Elecraft] External Speakers for K3
I agree totally with Bill,
There are lots of speakers out there and it is the lack of a suitable matching
K3 line case that is the issue. A pre-punched case with standard positioned
mounting holes would be a good addition to the line up, for purchasers
On 4/22/2013 3:21 PM, Ian Reeve wrote:
As Bill says, intelligibility is best from forward facing speakers
and a good quality 6 diameter speaker would sound great. Just make
sure that a stereo jack is used for the rear jack socket...
Given the size of the P3 case I suspect one would be
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
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On 4/22/2013 3:21 PM, Ian Reeve wrote:
As Bill says, intelligibility
I use a pair of 4.25 square Realistic, AKA Radio Shack,
Communication Speakers that are wired up to a stereo plug.
Works great!
I'd rather Elecraft spend their design and development time on
something like point and click tuning for the SVGA adapter of the P3.
73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator
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On 4/22/2013 3:21 PM, Ian Reeve wrote:
As Bill says, intelligibility is best from forward
If you search the archives for this list, either Wayne or Eric use and
recommend the Chill Pill speakers. They are intended for use with iPods.
I can't see Elecraft wasting their development time on a product that is
widely available from many other manufacturers, and at a range of costs.
I
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I don't use speakers a lot, but the best sounding ones I have ever used
were the ones designed for land mobile radio in-car use. The GE Mastr II
and the GE/Ericsson Delta speakers were designed
I purchased a set of West Mountain COMspkr from HRO at Hamcation.
About $40.00 and they work and sound great. The black cabinets match the K3
set up very nicely.
Bill - W0BBI
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I was fortunate to find a pair of Radio Shack Optimus speakers (5 inch
black cube) at a 2nd hand store for $5. They work great with my K3.
You may be able to find something similar if you shop around a bit.
These are non-amplified speakers and work quite well, no worries about
RF feedback
I have a pair of vintage 5 bookshelf Hi-Fi speakers left over from my
1970's hi fi setup that I incorporated into my operating position design
that do a wonderful job for me. Their enclosures are nicely finished wood
enclosures about 6 by 8.
They are actually the supports for a bridge about 6
I found a nice pair of the Optimus Minimus 7 speakers at a flea market for
$10. They are a fine match for my K3 ...
both audio and visual.
73, Mike WA5POK
I purchased a set of West Mountain COMspkr from HRO at Hamcation.
About $40.00 and they work and sound great. The black cabinets match
I have a single Realistic Optimus 7 that I've been using with my Lowe HF-150
for years. They stopped making those, but you can find them fairly cheap on
eBay.
wunder
K6WRU
On Apr 22, 2013, at 5:49 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
I was fortunate to find a pair of Radio Shack Optimus speakers (5 inch
Oops, mine is a Realistic Minimus 7. Later, they were named the Optimus Pro 7.
You can find a more full history of these nice little speakers here:
http://www.angelfire.com/vt/audio/minimus.html
wunder
K6WRU
On Apr 22, 2013, at 7:35 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:
I have a single Realistic
I also use Optimus 7 speakers, they work better on my K3 than any other
speakers used so far. Easy to get on ebay.
Dwayne WV5I
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Bill Maddock n4z...@yahoo.com wrote:
I would like to find or build an external speaker for my K3. I want something
that sounds
good,will match closely and is realitively efficent like 92 db @ 1 watt/meter!
-What is everyone
using?
Thanks and 73,
Bill
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On Mon, 11 May 2009 12:11:06 -0500
Bill Maddock n4z...@yahoo.com wrote:
I would like to find
--- On Tue, 5/19/09, Bruce McLaughlin bmcla...@bex.net wrote:
From: Bruce McLaughlin bmcla...@bex.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] External speakers for K3?
To: 'JIM DAVIS' nn...@astound.net, 'Bill Maddock' n4z...@yahoo.com,
elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 3:44 PM
Gosh, I
Wes Stewart schrieb am 12 May 2009 um 9:20:
I'm using a pair of Optimus Pro 7AV. These are heavy metal-cased units
that look really nice with the K3. They look like the first ones in this
link, except they have a textured black finish.
http://www.angelfire.com/vt/audio/minimus.html
I
Sold.
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From: Wes Stewart n...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] External speakers for K3?
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 10:20 AM
I'm using a pair of Optimus Pro
7AV. These are heavy metal-cased units
Brendan:
For general communications use I am very fond indeed of the speakers
Motorola made for their various mobile rigs over the years, They are
very cheap, efficient and sound great for good quality communications
audio. These are not Hifi speakers but for speech / CW they do a superb job.
I use Klipsch speakers with my K2 and they are great. They come with
a subwoofer , so I also use them at the computer for iTunes, etc.
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Brendan:
For general communications use I am very fond indeed of the speakers
Motorola made for their various mobile rigs over the years, They are
very cheap, efficient and sound great for good quality
communications
audio. These are not Hifi speakers
Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
I would not use any speaker less than 8 Ohms with the K3.
Hi Joe,
I've used 4-ohm speakers with the K3 for over two years and have yet to
hear any distortion at moderate speaker volume. As long as the RFC47
modification has been made on the RF board, the AF amp chip
I'm using a pair of Optimus Pro 7AV. These are heavy metal-cased units that
look really nice with the K3. They look like the first ones in this link,
except they have a textured black finish.
http://www.angelfire.com/vt/audio/minimus.html
I have a spare pair for sale if anyone is interested.
I would like to find or build an external speaker for my K3. I want something
that sounds good,will match closely and is realitively efficent like 92 db @ 1
watt/meter! -What is everyone using?
Thanks and 73,
Bill N4ZI K3 #1059 K3 #2914
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Subject: [Elecraft] External speakers for K3?
I would like to find or build an external speaker for my K3. I want
something that sounds good,will match closely and is realitively efficent
like 92 db @ 1 watt/meter! -What
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Go for two, then you can take advantage of AFX.
I use two small black communications speakers, designed for vehicle mounting and
optimised for voice and are only 3-4 mm taller than the K3 -- one either side.
Really does enhance AFX on SSB and they look good too. And they were less
than GBP 7
Caution! Do -not- plug a mono plug into the external
speaker jack. Audio output IC failure will likely occur,
as a mono plug shorts one half of the IC.
73! Ken Kopp - k0pp
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Ken Kopp wrote:
Caution! Do -not- plug a mono plug into the external
speaker jack. Audio output IC failure will likely occur,
as a mono plug shorts one half of the IC.
This can only happen if you have CONFIG:SPKRS set to 2. If you set it
to 1, the right speaker channel is turned off, so a
I've been quite pleased with the Comspkr from West Mountain Radio. Good sound,
small size, volume and low cut controls, no RFI and a pair is quite reasonably
priced.
73 Craig AC0DS
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Wasn't the mod described at
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/mods/AF_Output_Mod_Rev_C.pdf
intended to prevent the IC failure if a mono plug was used? Did it
not work as well as expected? Or is the firmware detection just belt
and suspenders protection in case someone didn't do the hardware
On May 11, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Joe Planisky wrote:
Wasn't the mod described at
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/mods/AF_Output_Mod_Rev_C.pdf intended to
prevent the IC failure if a mono plug was used?
The bleeder resistor modification helps prevent an instantaneous
current surge when an mono
Bill Maddock wrote:
I would like to find or build an external speaker for my K3. I want
something that sounds good,will match closely and is realitively
efficent like 92 db @ 1 watt/meter! -What is everyone using? Thanks
and 73,
For general communications use I am very fond indeed of the
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