[Elecraft] "lousy audio" ?

[AJSOENKE at aol.com]

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 local Ham club 
meetings to  give away. The sound quality ranges from poor to truly remarkable.Some 
are  speakers only that rely on the output of the sound card for volume and 
some come  equipped with built in amps and a wall wart or power plug. I tried 
about  10 of them on my K2 and had results that were all positive and most 
sounded  very good.
No modification was needed to use any of them. I tried them on my FT 100  
which has severe sound quality problems with the built in speaker. I have  been 
using a 3 Inch "LCS-80M" in a plastic box (made in China) with the  FT-100 and 
had good sounding audio for years. I use it primarily for when IO  want to use 
the GC AM frequencies.
 
To summarize - lots of good cheap or free stuff out there if you want  it.
 
Al WA6VNN



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