[Hallicrafters] '101 hum

[Bob Wilder]

Thanks Duane for the comment..Knew when I wrote I did someone would start the flame..
It always happens if you wait long enough.

Bob


At 12:31 AM 1/26/2004 -0500, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:

>Give us a break Bob, you are very well aware that you could have ordered these
>by phone from several sources and had them in your hands in a few days. I do not
>know of any modern consumer electronics that use old mono headphones with a 1/4
>inch plug, so why would anyone even remotely think he/she could go to one of the
>discount chain electronics stores, or even a locally owned higher end audio
>store, and purchase mono headphones that nobody but a bunch of old farts with
>radios as old as they are, or older, want?      
>        
>They are not hard to find, if you look in the right places. 
>
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>From: Bob Wilder <bwild at earthlink.net>
>To: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer at USOL.COM>; Mark Bell <bell at blazenet.net>;
>Andy Bullington <abullington at comcast.net>; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] '101 hum
>Date: Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:56 PM
>
>Maybe is like me, needed a pair of headphone and there was not a pair of mono
>phones in the city of Mobile, AL:...you could buy all the stereo phones you
>want,
>so you go with what is available and live with the problem or try to resolve it
>as best you can. Oh yes I did find one pair of mono phones in town, cheap
>plastic
>with two ear buds and come wire.  I wanted padded phones.
>
>
>At 11:01 PM 1/25/2004 -0500, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>
>>Is there something wrong with this man just buying the right set of headphones
>>and being happy? I have a brand new set sealed in plastic with a quarter inch
>>phone plug with the right impedence he can own for $15 plus shipping.
>>
>>----------
>>From: Mark Bell <bell at blazenet.net>
>>To: Andy Bullington <abullington at comcast.net>; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>>Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] '101 hum
>>Date: Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:40 PM
>>
>>You might try using your headphones with the 3.2 Ohm speaker terminal on the
>>back of the SX-101A.
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Andy Bullington" <abullington at comcast.net>
>>To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:40 PM
>>Subject: [Hallicrafters] '101 hum
>>
>>
>>> Thanks to all who have answered....it seems that I have indeed commited
>>the
>>> sin of low impedance stereo headphones (Sony).  I have located JRC 600 ohm
>>> mono headphones at Universal Radio but am going to try
>>> an impedance transformer before I buy them.  The hum in the speaker is
>>> negligible. Again, thank you to all who replied....very helpful info.
>>>                Andy W1AWB
>>>
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