[Elecraft] K3 Back Panel Phones Jack... my solution...

[Julian, G4ILO]

Tom Hammond-2 wrote:
> 
> I had two speakers, with somewhat lengthy (though folded up and tied)
> leads
> which extended left and right across the back of the K3, wound in/out of
> all
> of the other wires back there as well, and BOTH leads attached to a single
> stereo plug, inserted into the back of the K3.
> 
> When I wanted to move the speakers, or to take them with me for a trip or
> demo
> I had to first unplug the plug from the back of the K3 and then 'snake' at
> least one of the speakers up/down in/out of all the other accumulated
> wires
> before I could manage to resurrect both speakers fro in back of the rig. 
> It
> got to be a really tiring process... really quick!
> 
> I decided to fix that problem.
> 
> I designed a small PC board on which two (2) stereo phone jacks were
> mounted,
> and then a 7" length of 2-conductor (w/shield) cable from the PC board to
> a
> single stereo plug which plugged into the back of the K3.
> 

Been there, done that, etc. I think practically every socket on the back of
my K3 has something plugged into it.

But either I'm overlooking something, or you don't need to make up a special
connector. You can buy little adapters that have one 3.5mm stereo jack
output and two 3.5mm stereo sockets for input. I think they are made to
allow two people to listen simultaneously to an MP3 player.

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Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.
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