Frank: We need to see a picture of those babies! Steve Ellington n...@carolina.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Ross W4NHJ" <w4...@comcast.net> To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] What are you guys using for external speakers?
> If you are only using one speaker on your K3, you are missing out. The K3 > sounds better with two speakers and the SPKRS menu set to two. Even > normal > (non AFX) audio sounds better with two speakers. I like AFX set to Bin, > but > delay as also great. Try it, I think you will like it. > > I had two old 4 1/2" speakers I picked up at a yard sale. They had good > size magnets so I gave them a try. They sounded OK. I then built two > speaker cabinets out of 3/4" MDF. I made the outside dimensions approx. 6 > 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 10" deep, the same depth as the K3. I painted them satin > black to match the K3. The speakers sounded much better in the cabinets > and > they look good also. Saved $200 and I think they sound better then the > Japanese speakers in the metal cabinets. > > Frank - W4NHJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Greenbaum" <d...@aurumtel.com> > To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 1:17 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] What are you guys using for external speakers? > > >> For loud stations and ragchews I don't use headphones. I'm currently >> using my old Yaesu SP-8 but it hardly matches the K3 paint. Anything out >> there that looks (and works) better? >> >> Don >> N1DG >> >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> N1DG--Licensed since 1962 >> EX-WB2DND, A61AD (GUEST OP, QSL MGR), A52DG, /KH9, /BV, /VS6, /4X, /9V >> Pilot: VU7RG, 3Y0X, VK9ML, D68C, VK0IR, K8XP/KH9, 9M0C, ZK1XXP, ZL9CI >> Webmaster: BS7H, 3Y0X, K5K, A52A, VK0IR, 9M0C, ZK1XXP, WB2DND/KH9, BQ9P, >> ZL9CI >> QSL Manager: A61AD, A61AO, A61X, A61AQ >> 2006 inductee into the CQ Magazine DX Hall of Fame >> Member: FOC, ARRL, DDXA, YCCC >> >> SKYPE: aurumtel >> >> >> Please consider the environment before printing this email >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
