RE: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Brett gazdzinski
Behalf Of JT Croteau > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 10:18 AM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ? > > Speaking of Speakers... > > Anyone have experience with the Sounds Sweet Speaker? This was > supposedly designed for the p

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Tom Hammond
At 18:05 08/25/2007, Thom LaCosta wrote: On Sat, 25 Aug 2007, Tom Hammond wrote: Some seem to be more susceptible to RF getting back into them, but at $15 (US), not including shipping, they are a great buy, and MOST (though not all) have proven to be fairly immune from RFI. Is there a list of

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Thom LaCosta
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007, Tom Hammond wrote: Some seem to be more susceptible to RF getting back into them, but at $15 (US), not including shipping, they are a great buy, and MOST (though not all) have proven to be fairly immune from RFI. Is there a list of the models that have the best rfi immuni

RE: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Roger Stein
One more idea: For those who subscribe to QST, take a look at Oct 2004, page 28 titled "A High Quality Speaker System for the Ham Shack". It has a switchable response to handle both communications and music. For the "wood butchers" in the group..gentlemen, start your table saws! 73, Roger W

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread AJSOENKE
With the increasing popularity of using headsets with computer sound output there is a vast surplus of sound systems built for computers, that were usually packaged with the computer, that are gathering dust in garages everywhere. I've got so many lying around I usually haul them to the loca

RE: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Chuck Gehring
I built my external speaker using Tom Hammond's excellent instructions and amp. http://k2qrp.com/Radio%20Projects.htm I have since improved the basic speaker amp combination with the New England QRP NESCAF audio filter http://newenglandqrp.org/nescaf I am very pleased with the results 73, Chuck

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Tom Hammond
My project was built using Dave's basic layout, but a different amp. His is an EXCELLENT ARTICLE. Tom At 10:55 08/25/2007, JT Croteau wrote: On 8/25/07, Tom Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you wish to BUILD a custom K2 amplified speaker into an EC2 case, There's been a neat EC2 compan

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Ken Kaplan
I built the speaker from the plans on the Elecraft site. Works very well. http://www.arkayengravers.com/elecraft/sp2/ has some pix. Not entirely finished. I think I might put in one of N0SS's TDA2003V amplifiers. 73 Ken WB2ART JT Croteau wrote: On 8/25/07, Tom Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread JT Croteau
On 8/25/07, Tom Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you wish to BUILD a custom K2 amplified speaker into an EC2 case, There's been a neat EC2 companion speaker article on Elecraft's site for quite awhile. It was built by VE6DRW. http://www.elecraft.com/TechNotes/SP2%20External%20Speaker%20fo

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Tom Hammond
Hi Deni: So, how about someone comming up with a good communications quality amplified speaker and enclosure design, RFI proof of course! I would build one...I believe there was/is an Elecraft design but it looked overly complex... Anyone care to suggest a suitable audio chip, speaker and encl

RE: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Dick Dievendorff
Yes, I have a Sounds Sweet speaker. I like it. It's really quite large, though. 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JT Croteau Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 7:18 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Ele

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread JT Croteau
Speaking of Speakers... Anyone have experience with the Sounds Sweet Speaker? This was supposedly designed for the purposes we are complaining about. http://www.soundssweet.com/ -- JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Don Wilhelm
Also for those interested in good audio powered by 12 volts, do a search on Ebay for 'equalizer booster' and you will find several high powered, 12 volt, equalizers. Most can be directly driven with a speaker output from a receiver, and if you want to drive them from a high impedance line inpu

RE: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Brett gazdzinski
I think it would be a lot easier (but not as much fun) to buy a good bookshelf speaker and small hifi amp. I got a set of little hifi speakers from a place that sold used hifi gear cheap, hooked them up to an old hifi amplifier, and into the computer sound card for games. I used to play flying gam

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

2007-08-25 Thread Don Wilhelm
Deni, Actually it has already been done. Tom Hammond has a design with minimum components on his website that uses a TDA2003 audio chip. Look in the General Amateur Radio files section at www.n0ss.net. That is the one I am using. Plenty of audio. I am driving it into two paralleled 5 inch

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy" audio ham radios

2007-08-24 Thread Ian J Maude
DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote: You guys crack me up. On the one hand, some of us are trying to get as narrow as possible (200hz) and on the other hand, some of us are looking for high-fidelity, surround sound, theatre quality. Having said that, I have a FT-101Z on the bench here using a TDA-xxx chi

Re: [Elecraft] "lousy" audio ham radios

2007-08-24 Thread Joe-aa4nn
I asked a wisened ham about voice guys striving for that perfect mic for the perfect sound and then you see CW guys with a shelf filled with keys, each key used at different times and why is that, to which he replied, 'quite simple, one voice, ten fingers.' de Joe, aa4nn You guys crack me up. O