[Elecraft] K3 audio quality

[Matthew Lawson]

My K3 has had weak audio on the external speaker, have to crank volume knob
up almost all the way up. Seems like there is no amplification. Need to
check into it.

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On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Nate Bargmann <n0nb at n0nb.us> wrote:

> * On 2016 16 Sep 09:17 -0500, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
> > High frequencies propagate in a straight line from a speaker, so a
> > speaker facing upward loses 'presence'. Also the K3 speaker is a small
> > speaker in a small box. An external speaker, facing the operator, will
> > help a great deal.
>
> I don't use the internal speaker on the K3 as it sits under a shelf and
> with the radio sloping rearward, that is probably a recipe in
> frustration.  I have a pair of Radio Shack Minimus 3.5 speakers (now
> probably getting close to 25 years old and not amplified) connected to
> the K3 and facing me positioned on either side and to the rear of the
> computer monitor that sits on the shelf directly above the K3.  The
> audio is pleasant to me with the K3's volume control rarely advanced
> above the 9:30 or so position.
>
> 73, Nate, N0NB
>
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