Thanks for all the suggestions for speakers and the advice on station
feedlines/antennas, grounding, etc. I have enough info now to follow
up on!
73, Ron WA2EIO
On 8/4/2020 12:51 AM, Reed Fite wrote:
I have had very good luck with this speaker, if you can find it. I use 3 AA
For simple, small, portable-friendly speakers, I used various models of
iHome speakers (I used to carry a pair for emergencies when I gave a lot of
presentations, and they would actually fill a room albeit at a whisper
level. The "emergencies" became so frequent I began lugging my small bass
I’ve tried several powered speakers on my KX3. Currently, I use a
(discontinued) Sony SRS-X33 I bought at Best Buy when I got the KX3 a few years
ago. I use it wired. Plays really well if you EQ out all the low end. It
isn’t large, but it is relatively heavy. Last year I dropped almost
I have had very good luck with this speaker, if you can find it. I use 3 AA
batteries which will last a very long time. No RFI on batteries, but if you use
USB for power I do hear RFI.
https://evertek.com/Product/HY-519-SK-BLK
Reed W4JZ
I didn't notice that much latency, but I did just order a 5.0 model (which
has much lower latency than early BT versions) mostly because it might be
useful for other things, has a 20-hour battery life, and can operate while
charging. If it is high enough to bug you, the Aux cable works fine and
On 8/3/2020 8:51 PM, Gwen Patton wrote:
I do have a small Bluetooth transmitter I can plug into the radio and then
pair the speaker or my BT headset, but I rarely use it.
Although I haven't tried it, I suspect that the latency would make it
useless when sending CW with a paddle or straight
I bought a small, rechargeable Bluetooth speaker with an Aux input jack. I
can use it for more than just my KX3 that way. It's relatively small, a
little on the weighty side, and the battery lasts a long time. Charges with
microUSB fairly quickly. I have not noticed any effect on the speaker from
On 8/3/2020 6:58 PM, Ron Manfredi wrote:
I tried both an amplified Motorola speaker and a small MFJ unit, but
when using SSB (10-15 Watts) at home into a beam or into a dummy load I
can hear myself quite clearly in the speaker, so RF is getting in somehow.
Powered speakers have a power
Ron,For a station speakers I use an older model of the West Mountain COMspkr.
Works fine on KX2, KX3 and my laptop. 73Jim H k7sss In a message dated
8/3/2020 7:01:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, wa2...@optonline.net writes:
I prefer to operate without headphones, but find the audio output from
I prefer to operate without headphones, but find the audio output from
my KX-3 to be too weak to be usable, and the rigs' audio amp is not up
to driving an external speaker very well. I tried both an amplified
Motorola speaker and a small MFJ unit, but when using SSB (10-15 Watts)
at home
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