[1000mp] Speaker For Mark V

[Mike Schatzberg]

Hello George:

I have tried the Mark V with both the Kenwood SP 230, as well as the Yaesu
SP 8.

Both speakers work reasonably well, but I found the sound quality to be
improved thru the addition of baffling in the speaker housing.

I have used foam rubber successfully to improve the quality in both units.
Actually, I use both speakers together, one below the other in height, and
separated by approximately the width of the Mark V.  This creates a kind of
spatial sound, and makes it difficult to tell the direction that the sound
is coming from.

The Mark V is easily able to drive both speakers simultaneously.

I can't say that I have found the audio filters in the SP 8 particularly
useful.

73 and Happy DXing,

Mike
W2AJI
Tryon, NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George McCrary" <k8qm at nc.rr.com>
To: <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 5:51 PM
Subject: [1000mp] Speaker For Mark V


> 1000 List,
>
> I've had my Mark V for a couple of months and am very happy with it.
> I spent a couple of hours a few weeks ago looking through the achives so I
> wouldn't need to ask the same old roofing filter (installed last week) or
> filter option questions that have been answered over and over!
>
> One thing I didn't run across (I probably just missed it) was any
> suggestions as to what external speakers might be a good choice - the
little
> Radio Shack speaker I have sounds awful on this rig. Any advice or links
> about the following:
>
> 1. Using some sort of powered computer speakers so that the main and sub
> receivers could be spread stereo style on either side of the operating
desk.
>
> 2. The SP-8 or other amateur radio speaker worth getting.
>
> 3. Modifying a small hi-fi speaker with a low pass filter.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
>
> George (K8QM)
>
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