[Elecraft] K3 Speaker, Season finale

[Fred Jensen]

On 4/23/2013 11:48 AM, Edward R Cole wrote:
> Ramon makes a point, of course, but not all of us strive for "shack
> beautiful" appearance.

That would be me Ed.  My station is never "not in a state of flux." 
Just sorting out the cables behind it gives new meaning to the term 
"wireless."  With an SX-28 I inherited from a local ham's estate came 
the bass reflex speaker cabinet with the "h" in the center.  It sounded 
wonderful on the SX-28.  None of my more modern radios would drive it to 
more than a whisper.  I've currently got an MFJ amplified 2"x2" speaker 
on my K3 facing me, it works better than than the internal speaker which 
is semi-blocked by the shelf above it, but really ... not a lot better.

Given enough market desire [don't know how to assess that], offering a 
KPA500 form factor and blac box for a VERY elliptical speaker might be 
profitable, not sure how it would sound but car radios in the 60's had 
them and they weren't bad ... for the time.  I doubt a speaker small 
enough for a P3 form factor would be any better than any other that size.

Bose does some amazing things in small spaces ... partnership? :-))

73,

Fred K6DGW
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