[Elecraft] Kenwood HS-5 Communication Headset
Hello all, I have a never used, Kenwood HS-5 Communication Headset. Normally $99.00 at DX Engineering, not including shipping. $70.00 shipped from here. >From a close friend who took ill before he could use them. About a year old. Photos available. Postal Money Order, Bank Cashiers Check, "Cleared" Personal Check or Zelle ok. Zelle preferred. PayPal has been causing problems so I need to stay away from it for a while. Please use just the "QRZ.COM" e-mail address for communication. As usual, no returns/refunds for all the usual reasons. Thank you for reading! Please be safe! Ken, W2GIW. __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Kenwood HS-5
Martin, very glad I found your post! Just did the conversion on my HS-5’s, to take advantage of my K3’sub rcvr, but I was following the Hints & Kinks article from QST (Jan, 05). He never mentioned the extremely fine speaker connecting wire, and I ended up de-soldering the white side, and breaking the red side - drove me nuts for about two hours! All continuity checked out, with absolutely no sound from the headphones. A search turned up your post, and the note about the ‘very, very thin’ leads, and another check confirmed I had done exactly what you had warned against. I resoldered both sides, and I now have my favorite ‘phones back, in stereo! Truly thankful to you. Tony W3FLH -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.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
[Elecraft] Elecraft] Kenwood HS-5 / mon to stereo
Thanks Martin, My Kenwwod HS-5 are now stereo. They are a very good sounding earphone. Well suited for ham radio. Thank you, N6XVT KARL __ 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] Kenwood HS-5
The Kenwood HS-5 headphones are designed for radio communications and sound very good with the K3. They are mono but it is easy to convert them to stereo. The cord has 3 wires: ground, left speaker, right speaker. Left and right speakers are wired together in the mono plug AND in the earpiece where the cord goes in. Open the earpiece: Use a tool that won't leave scratches on the earpiece. Pry off the perforated metal cover being careful not to damage it. Pry off the plastic cover, it is held in place by 2 clamps. You will feel where they are. Use gentle force. Cut the red wires off the speaker, solder them together then insulate them. Leave the white and black wires in place. I would not solder the red wire off, it is too big a danger to unsolder the very very thin wire going from the PCB to the innards of the speaker. Re-assemble. Replace the Mono-plug with a stereo plug. Solder the black wire to the ground ring. Red wire to tip and white wire to the middle ring, or vice versa, depending on which side you like to have the "right" channel AND on which side you like to have the cord. You'll be rewarded with plenty of audio and good sound. Martin -- 73, DM4iM __ 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
