Fortunately it is pretty easy to get to the K2 headphone jack if you want to replace it. Just reverse the last few steps of the K2 final assembly (basically removing the front panel). Removing the jack without damaging the board takes some patience, either a good de-soldering tool, some Chip Quik, and/or good solder wick since there are five pins you need to de-solder to remove it. Did it myself last week.
Chip AE5KA On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:06 AM, Steve & Anne Ray <sbr...@cox.net> wrote: > The problem with the headphone jack on the K2 is not a new problem; you > cannot expect it to last forever. My solution was to take the audio out of > the speaker jack in the back and feed it to a small box. The box has a > switch to go between a standard headphone jack and a output to a external > speaker. This way I can leave the headphones plugged in all the time and > switch between the external speaker and the headphones. On a side note I > have found the old Heathkit HS-1661 speaker makes a ideal external speaker > for my K2, I repackaged the Heath HS-1661 in a new case to match the > station. I have also tried the GE or Motorola old mobile speakers. > These > work very good also. The GE and Motorola mobile speakers can be found at > most hamfests. > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
