[Elecraft] Speaker upgrade

[Rick Bates, NK7I]

Regardless of radio, my go to is the black Motorola mobile speakers (~5" 
square, with mounts).  Already shaped for communications audio (chopped 
lows, peaked mids and some highs) by design, they sound awesome on the 
K3 *once you find a matching output pair* (they can vary in output by 
several dB).  Estate sales, swap meets and radio shop closures are prime 
spots to find them; often $10 each (oh heck yeah, snag it and bag it!).

Also, if you find them, the old Radio Shack speaker cubes (about 2" 
cubed) have very clear communication audio and work great in a mobile 
environment.  Before RS went out of business the price was jacked up to 
about $60 (from $10) so swap meet prices may vary.

I (almost) never use any internal speaker since they are not usually 
more than a basic add on, or have to be cranked up so much to be useful 
that they don't last long (and are mono with dual receivers).

You might check to see what Elecraft offers for speakers to match your 
radio esthetics should your budget allow it.

73,
Rick NK7I

On 4/23/2021 12:52 PM, George Thornton wrote:
> Which radio?
>
> With respect to the K3 I would recommend use of external speakers.   They can improve comfort for longer listening periods.
>
> I am a personal fan of the Sounds Sweet communications speakers.  Unfortunately although the web page remains open they have not been selling them for years..  If you can find them used I would grab a pair.
>
> I don't know that replacing the internal speaker would be worth the trouble.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Steve Fox
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 12:28 PM
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Speaker upgrade
>
> Hi
>
> Anyone care to recommend an internal speaker replacement?
>
> Steve
> KA4FOX