[Elecraft] [K3] front phones socket duability

[Greg - AB7R]

The suggested remedy for this was to use the rear phones jack and keep the phones 
connected at all times.  Set CONFIG SPKR + PHONES set to YES.  This way they're 
both on all the time and you just pick up your phones when you need them.

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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
K3#0009

On Thu Jan 17  5:56 , drewko1 at verizon.net sent:

>On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:48:47 +0000, "David Ferrington, M0XDF" wrote:
>
>>I find I'm plugging the phones line on my Proset, in and out of the front
>>phones socket quite a lot (> 20 times a day perhaps)
>>Anyone any idea of the durability the socket?
>
>
>That is also how I use the headphones: constantly jumping between them
>and speaker. When I replaced the jack on my K2 I decided to add a
>headphone/speaker switch on the rear panel. I can switch back and
>forth between headphones and speaker with no worry about wearing out
>the jack. 
>
>But apart from the durability issue, the headphone/speaker switch is
>amazingly more convenient. Some commercial grade receivers have this
>feature; not sure if there is any ham gear which has it.
>
>Doesn't the K3 have a 1/4" jack (vs 1/8")? That alone will make it a
>lot more durable. Still, sure would like  to have a headphone/speaker
>switch. I guess my question would be: how strong is the insertion
>force on the jack? If it's more than about 4 or 5 pounds you will have
>to hold the radio down to plug and unplug it; IOW, a two-handed
>operation. 
>
>73,
>Drew
>AF2Z
>
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