[Elecraft] Motorola communications speakers

[Tom Hammond NØSS]

John - KC4KGU wrote:
>There is, BAR NONE, no finer communications speaker in the world than the
>Motorola.  I have several of them in service in my vehicles.  I have one
>very old one (It weighs about 3-lbs and is in an original metal case vs
>the new plastic cased ones) that I use as an external PA speaker.  With
>the TM-D700A, I can drive it (volume at 1 o'clock) loud enough to hear
>inside a store (plainly) when the vehicle is in the parking lot.  We're
>talking about make-your-ears-bleed, mind-melting volume.
>
>These are 6" (I believe) 4-ohm speakers though.  They are designed to be
>audible with a 460 cubic inch police interceptor turning 6000RPM at
>140Mph, window down, siren on.

I went one better (I think). I found a couple of the new(er) AMPLIFIED 
Motorola speakers...! Dunno how much they'll put out (I'd guess 5W-8W), but 
they 'crank'!

I drive mine from the K2's SPKR output and power it from the 3A supply used 
for the K2. VERY good quality audio, and (finally) enough of it... esp. 
when I'm giving a demo of the K2 at a hamfest or a radio club meeting.

These speakers can be found for $15-$20 at hamfests, and are worth every 
penny. They DO require a bit of rewiring of the connector, but this is not 
significant and can be easily performed by anyone whose built a K1 or a K2.

73,

Tom Hammond   N0SS