[Elecraft] K3 & FTDX5000 you tube

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Sounds exactly like the FT has a forward facing speakers (are those the
grilles on either side of the spectrum display) and the K3 is using its
internal up-facing speaker.

When the pickup microphone is beyond what the audio folks call the "critical
distance" the echoes from around the room start to compete with the direct
audio, causing a loss of clarity and an echoing effect. 

If they wanted to compare apples with apples, the mic should have been the
same distance and same orientation from each rig, or best, used a direct
wired connection to the camera audio input. 

It's true that in almost any situation the up-facing speaker won't sound
quite as good as a forward-facing speaker. That's why so many Elecraft
owners who use the speaker much add a pair of outboard forward facing units.
Back when the K2 was new, many ingenious Hams looked to the past and built
deflectors out of metal, stiff paper or plastic that sat on top of the K2 to
deflect the sound forward. Works great.

Ron AC7AC

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 12:53 PM
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Subject: [Elecraft] K3 & FTDX5000 you tube

If this is a duplicate listing...sorry.

I really don't care about an "audio" comparison on just one signal on
a quiet band, but wow...look at the size difference!

I guess guys like driving an 18 wheeler, but I'll stick with the K3
any day of the week.  YMMV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKwJ8Cu8lA0&feature=fvw

de Doug KR2Q