[Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread ae4pb
I normally wear a headset but when working I like to listen to code to help build my proficiency and am hearing a lot of distortion/buzz/whine. I typically am on 40M running about 500Hz wide (my filter is the 8 pole 400Hz), NR is ON, APF is ON. I've tried changing the tone from 700Hz to down around

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread Randy Moore
Jerry, I have this buzzing in my K3, and have heard it in some (not all) of the K3s I have built for friends. I have found that most of it comes from vibration between the case top and the vertical metal pieces that contact the top. If that's what you're hearing, you can minimize it by putting som

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread ae4pb
Outstanding!! I’ll try that. I don’t listen to my rig often over the speaker as I have some different hearing losses in each ear. Jerry, I have this buzzing in my K3, and have heard it in some (not all) of the K3s I have built for friends. I have found that most of it comes from vibration be

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
al Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ae...@carolinaheli.com Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 8:56 AM To: 'Randy Moore'; ae...@carolinaheli.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine Outstanding!! I’

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread ae4pb
Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron D'Eau Claire Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:43 PM To: 'Randy Moore' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine Are all the top screws in place, including the chassis stiffener

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO
If you do this, be sure to leave some bare metal around the screws so there can be good electrical contact for shielding purposes. 73, Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO Rehovot, Israel http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ On 22 Oct 2015 18:56, ae...@carolinaheli.com wrote: Outstanding!! I’ll try that. I don’t listen to

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread ac5p
I use a 60 degree deflector made from 3" ABS plastic pipe that sits over the stock top mounted speaker.   This gives a noticeable boost to the sidetonefrequency I prefer, 540Hz.   I get nice room filling volume at low settings of the AF gain pot directed toward ear level.   So far this has outp

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread Mike K2MK
Hi Jerry, You should also try with APF off. APF on the K3 is useful for pulling out weak signals. I don't see the benefit for general listening. Just as a further clarification. Generally, if your bandwidth is dialed in as 500Hz then your 400Hz filter has been switched out and your current roofi

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread ae4pb
7;Randy Moore' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine Yes, I found something about if the speaker frame gets warped it can affect the speaker cone. Maybe I over-tightened the speaker and have it warped. I'll take the cover off, remove the spea

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
and Patriotic. -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron D'Eau Claire Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:43 PM To: 'Randy Moore' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine Are all th

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread ae4pb
riginal Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike K2MK Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 3:06 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine Hi Jerry, You should also try with APF off. APF on the K3 is useful for pulling o

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread Randy Moore
om > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 8:56 AM > To: 'Randy Moore'; ae...@carolinaheli.com > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine > > Outstanding!! I’ll try that. I don’t listen to my rig often over the > speaker as I have so

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread Wes (N7WS)
And upset the shielding. On 10/22/2015 8:07 AM, Randy Moore wrote: ...you can minimize it by putting some vinyl tape over the tops of the metal pieces. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft He

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread Randy Moore
The tape goes between the screws. Randy On Oct 22, 2015 3:31 PM, "Wes (N7WS)" wrote: > And upset the shielding. > > On 10/22/2015 8:07 AM, Randy Moore wrote: > >> ...you can minimize it by putting some >> vinyl tape over the tops of the metal pieces. >> > > __

Re: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine

2015-10-22 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
..@cobi.biz ] > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 3:24 PM > To: ae...@carolinaheli.com ; 'Randy Moore' > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3S speaker vibration/whine > > That was my experience too, with an older K2 that uses the same speaker. > The mag