Hi Folks, As has been mentioned by other on this forum previously my K2 also seems to be in need of a boost in overall audio volume. Is there a modification that can be made to increase the volume?
My hearing is not great. The fact that the speaker is oriented up instead of forward doesn't help. When I put the DSP in I usually have to boost the AF Gain about a quarter turn. It's not unusualy to have it maxed out. The RF Gain is always max clockwise. Most headphones available are 8-32 ohms so switching to headphones only eliminates some outside noise and doesn't increase the volume and in fact usually decreases it. The speaker is 4 ohms so changing the speaker to a lower resistance (if available) is likely not an option. I get and give good signal reports and have what I believe are good antennas....they seem to perform fine with my other HF rig. The K2 has the cleaner and brighter audio with less noise. If there is not a way to boost the audio my latest thought is to purchase an external DSP amplified speaker with a headphone jack. I had rather not do that as they start at over $100 and up to $250. Any thought or ideas would be helpful and appreciated. Off forum email replys are fine. Thanks and have a great day! Jim, AB0UK K2, SN 4787 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
