[Elecraft] K3 - mono speaker plug

[Lyle Johnson]

Fred,

Shoring the Left and Right channels of the speaker output together is 
not a good thing to do.

Use a stereo plug and just wire the external speaker to tip and shell 
and leave the ring open.

73,

Lyle KK7P


> I need to connect a mono external speaker to the stereo SPKR jack on 
> the back panel.  Cady's book lists a Radio Shack part to do this, 
> however it produces two mono outputs [R & L] from the stereo jack, and 
> is a little to large physically for my installation.
>
> Can I use a smaller 1-circuit stereo-->mono adapter that ties right 
> and left channels together with CONFIG: SPKRS 1 set?  I understand the 
> part about not plugging a mono plug into the jack, just not sure if 
> connecting R and L together is OK.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
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