Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

On Fri, 5 Sep 2014 21:09:59 -0500, GRANT YOUNGMAN wrote: > I got a tip from someone on a boatanchor list several years ago about RCA > (sold by Radio Shack) 40-5035 bookshelf speakers. I've just been reading along on this thread, and one speaker I would mention is another RS model, albeit an old

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

On Sep 5, 2014, at 8:43 PM, Luis V. Romero wrote: > > This is sort of like those beautifully machined knob sets... $250 for a VFO > knob that probably cost less than $20 to make! > > But then, yes, Im guilty of accessorizing as well... I had my callsign > engraved on my K3's display window a

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 21:08:18 -0400 From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3 Message-ID: <54090d02.5080...@subich.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 2014-09-04 8:37 PM, Fred Smith wrote: >

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

red/N0AZZ >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of >> W2BLC >> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 6:19 PM >> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

Agreed. I had to make a mount for mine. See here. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Phonema-Speaker-for-K3-tp7592810p7592845.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

The Motorola (black box, 4" square, plus mount) mobile speaker sounds good to these semi-deaf ears. They're one of the best communication speakers ever made, if you find one, snag it; you'll be happy. And if you actually use them mobile, they take a LOT of accidental abuse (kicking, dropping,

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

On 2014-09-05 10:53 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Every compact (low-profile), non-powered, front-facing speaker I've > ever tested with the K3 has fallen short of the K3's own built-in > speaker performance at low audio frequencies. While that may be the case if the K3 is used in isolation, if the

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

A point that many may be missing is the RX Equalizer in the K3. I have found that using nearly any speaker you can make setting adjustments that will result in satisfactory audio. Keyword is satisfactory. My hearing is not exemplary by any means, so I have chosen to use amplified external "com

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

Every compact (low-profile), non-powered, front-facing speaker I've ever tested with the K3 has fallen short of the K3's own built-in speaker performance at low audio frequencies. The speaker in the top cover has the benefit of a very large planar mounting surface. It is also very sensitive (95

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

I've used the Yaesu SP-8 for a decade or more with my FT-847 and am quite pleased with it. That pairing allows me to hear a 60 Hz AC hum or the 67 Hz PL tone on a repeater signal, which can be filtered out, if I choose to. I seem to recall that I paid about $150 for it new. It is an example of a

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

I use the Yeasu Vertex mobile speakers (2) with my K-line, and my K3 has the sub receiver and they seem to work very well. I wear hearing aids and have tinnitus and when in CW mode, no problems. I use the Yamaha c-500 headset/boom mike when I operate SSB. The speakers are hooked to the back panel o

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

I just checked Universal Radio pricing on speakers from the big 3 JA factories and it appears they sell speakers ranging from 100 to 290 dollars. maybe, just maybe IF the Phonema speaker is of "Good" quality then the price is competitive I feel. Looking at the list of "matching" speakers from

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

I just checked Universal Radio pricing on speakers from the big 3 JA factories and it appears they sell speakers ranging from 100 to 290 dollars. maybe, just maybe IF the Phonema speaker is of "Good" quality then the price is competitive I feel. I checked the link sent to me from Joe and will give

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

I agree with Gary. Not a product for me (my hearing is too limited) but others will see (er, hear) things differently. As to price, we all have our views on that. None of us bought Elecraft gear because it was the least expensive on the market -- well, I didn't; better said, price was not a p

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

might be adjusted soon being the market he playing for. Fred/N0AZZ -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W2BLC Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 6:19 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

adjusted soon being the market > he playing for. > > Fred/N0AZZ > > -Original Message- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of > W2BLC > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 6:19 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Sub

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

: Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3 Perhaps Phonema Speakers should argue their case on their own website? Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

Phonema should have the right to explain and respond to comments raised on this reflector in fairness to all i should think. I dont mind and i am considering their product seriously. My hesitation is about audio quality to help my hearing as the big 3 produce dreadful speakers for MY hearing but t

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

Perhaps Phonema Speakers should argue their case on their own website? Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailma

[Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

Hi Julio, There is something very true and this is that you can only have an opinion about what you know first-hand. All the rest is just empty words. I understand that there are people less demanding that others about sound, that there is a wide and diverse spectrum of ham radio amateurs,

Re: [Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

I still think the speaker is expensive. We can assume that a part of the cost is for shipping, but the rest is still expensive for a speaker, especially when you think of brand such as Ham Mountain Radio. In addition,it is not unfrequent to find companies which afford shipping cost when you or

[Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

You are right, Ted. I am really unhappy that a very important part of the speakers' cost is the shipping part. However, this is the cheapest way of selling them since I am the manufacturer and the distributer at the same time, with no intermediary added costs. The breakdown of the total price s

[Elecraft] Phonema Speaker for K3

For those curious about Phonema¹s matching speaker for the K3, I contacted the seller in the UK to ask what the shipping cost would be to the U.S. (Denver). The reply was 38 Euros for economical shipping (10-15 days delivery) or 70 Euros for five day express; plus 18 Euros for Customs Dispatch and