[Elecraft] [K3] Headphone Splitter/Amp

[David Y.]

Hi All,

Pardon me if this is a repeat of my previous suggestion.  I can't remember 
where I posted it.

I use a small, AA cell powered, headphone amp called a "Boost-A-Roo".  It's 
not a whole lot bigger than the 2 AA cells that power it.  It has output 
jacks for 3 pairs of headphones.  It's either on, or it's off!  So, if you 
want volume control (other than what your rig provides), you need headphones 
with an inline volume control.  I use this particularly with my KX-1 and 
ATS-3, as well as with my laptop, particularly on noisy airplanes.  The cost 
is somewhere around $20-$30, depending on where you look.  Seems to go a 
long time on the 2 AA cells.

Dave W7AQK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: "Elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Headphone Splitter/Amp


> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:34:27 -0700, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
>
>>I used a Behringer HA-400
>
> Behringer equipment is well known in the pro audio world to be of
> VERY poor quality, and the company is well known for extremely poor
> service. I would also expect it to have RFI problems. The company is
> also well known for copying the products of other companies (even
> the mistakes on circuit boards) and was convicted in a German court
> of doing so. They have also settled out of court with other
> companies. Audio professionals avoid their products.
>
> I've never needed more than a simple splitter cable to run two sets
> of headphones from any ham transceiver, including a K2 or K3. This
> year, our FD rig was a K3 set for SPKR + PHONES. The operator wore
> the cans, visitors could hear what was going on. Worked great!
>
> 73,
>
> Jim Brown K9YC
>
>
>
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