I agree don't worry about those who complain, as I said earlier Don's suggestions were right on target on a low cost speaker for any radio.
73, Fred/N0AZZ Sent from my iPad > On Nov 22, 2015, at 12:00 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <r...@cobi.biz> wrote: > > Ouch! Those complaining do not represent the Ham community at large or this > list membership. There is only one "list moderator" and that's Eric at > Elecraft. If someone complains about a post here, even off of the reflector, > let Eric know. > > Don gave you a very complete answer. The SP3 sounds great. I also have a > pair of 6-inch speakers in "bookshelf" enclosures (dating from the 1970's - > one advantage of being an O.T.) that also work FB. > > 73, Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don > Wilhelm > Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 8:30 AM > To: w5...@comcast.net; elecraft@mailman.qth.net; Bill > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Stereo Speaker for K3 > > Ronnie, > > There are many newcomers to this list, and I for one do not mind repeating > an answer to something that has been hashed over before. Sorry to hear that > you have encountered some "nasty spoilsports". I may encourage newcomers to > review the list archives to provide additional information, but I will never > admonish a newcomer for asking a question. This is an email list, and not a > FAQ listing. > > Back to the speakers question, Elecraft has recently released the SP3 which > works great with the K3 and K3S, but if you have the KX3 in your home > station, you really need amplified speakers. As I stated before, shielded > speakers are a 'must' because most amplified computer speakers will 'howl' > in the presence of RF (it depends on the band). At the workbench, I have > that situation with my standard issue computer speakers even at 10 watts > working into a dummy load. Since I know what to expect (and I am just > testing at the workbench, not operating, I ignore it, but that would not be > tolerated for the hamshack). > If you need good shielded and amplified speakers, I can vouch for the West > Mountain Radio COMspkr. It works FB with my KX3 with KXPA100. > With the K3, non-amplified speakers work fine, and I will continue to use my > bargain basement RS Optimus speakers. If you have the K3 or K3S and are > looking for speakers, the Elecraft SP3 is a great choice (it is not an > amplified speaker) and matches the K3, K3S for those who like matching > components. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to m...@totalhighspeed.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
