[Elecraft] [K3] Speaker Plug

[Don Wilhelm]

Tom and all,

You are ignoring one important word - "Nominal"
A nominal 1/8 inch is equal to a nominal 3.5mm.
As far as I know, they are both the same size.
But as Jim Brown points out, there are good and bad connectors.  Buy the 
good ones and stop suffering -- yes, that may mean that you have to 
build your own cables if you want good performance.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/2/2012 10:48 PM, n5ge at n5ge.com wrote:
> Page 8 in the D9 version of the K3 Owners's Manual say's 1/8 inch stereo HP and
> SP jacks both.
>
> But... That doesn't mean they are ;o)
>
> 73,
> Tom
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> off of a blanket, sew it to the bottom and have a longer
> blanket."
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> -- Old Indian comment about Daylight Saving Time
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> On Mon, 2 Jan 2012 21:59:07 +0000, "David Ferrington, M0XDF"
> <M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk>  wrote:
>
>> Are you sure it's 1/8"? that would make it 3.175mm, which would account for the loose connection if the socket is actually 3.5mm.
>> And my 3.5mm plugs in the UK fit very well.
>> 73 de M0XDF
>>
>>
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