Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Speaker Mod

2012-09-02 Thread Don Wilhelm
I picked up a set of folding amplified speakers designed for use with an iPod (or similar) at Walgreen Drug about a year ago. They sound great for their size, are powered by AAA batteries (or a 6 VDC wall wart - not included), and the cost was only about $10. Those speakers provide a compact s

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Speaker Mod

2012-09-02 Thread gosier
superb !!! 73 George Osier , N2JNZ -Original Message- From: Jim Rhodes Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 10:24 PM To: Phil Townsend Cc: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Speaker Mod Just took a glance only at Mouser online and they stock speakers down to an inch or less diameter

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Speaker Mod

2012-09-01 Thread Jim Rhodes
Just took a glance only at Mouser online and they stock speakers down to an inch or less diameter. Most of the ones they list are 2.4 kHz "sounders" which you want to steer clear of unless that is what use like to listen too. But I did see a 22mm speaker with good bandwidth. Jim K0XU Sent from my

[Elecraft] KX1 Speaker Mod

2012-09-01 Thread Phil Townsend
Well, there is no speaker in the KX1... I hate earbuds, headphones, earspeakers, earphones... All of them. I hate stuff in or on my ears and head. Yesterday I opened up my Apple itouch 3G. It has a speaker, a really tiny thing. Hummm... Measured eight ish ohms... Humm. It would easily fit into t