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I see there is now an SP3 External Speaker option available for the K3S (see the order page at www.elecraft.com). Are there any photos/specifications available? Is it also compatible with the K3? The K-Line just got wider (or taller :))! 73, Tyler, KC2LST ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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And expensiver! $ 179.95 each.
In a message dated 9/11/2015 4:33:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [hidden email] writes: Hi All, I see there is now an SP3 External Speaker option available for the K3S (see the order page at www.elecraft.com). Are there any photos/specifications available? Is it also compatible with the K3? The K-Line just got wider (or taller :))! 73, Tyler, KC2LST ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi Tyler,
I wonder if they are selling the Phonema brand product. The pricing closely matches. http://phonemaspeakers.com/altavoces/ksp3.html 73, Mike K2MK
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Hi all,
The SP3 is our new external speaker. We'll have a product brochure and photos soon, but here's a brief list of features: - styled to match the Elecraft K-Line - same size as the Elecraft P3 Panadapter, with matching fold-up tilt stand - works with any transceiver, but optimized for use with the K3 and K3S - custom-built, high-quality 4-ohm oval speaker with outstanding passband characteristics - A/B source selector switch - two jacks for mono or stereo input sources, and one mono extension output, allowing convenient switching of the following configurations: - one transceiver, one speaker - two transceivers, one speaker, selected by A/B switch - one transceiver, two speakers (stereo) - two transceivers, two speakers, selected by A/B switch (stereo) The SP3 will be sold assembled/tested only. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Note the different model number :)
More photos coming soon. Wayne N6KR On Sep 11, 2015, at 4:41 PM, Mike K2MK <[hidden email]> wrote: > Hi Tyler, > > I wonder if they are selling the Phonema brand product. The pricing closely > matches. > > http://phonemaspeakers.com/altavoces/ksp3.html > > 73, > Mike K2MK ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi Wayne,
Thanks for the update - from the photos on Twitter it looks like a very nice unit. As I recall there have been a number of discussions on this reflector debating the merits of various third-party external speakers and quite a few called on Elecraft to produce one of its own, to match the K-Line. Congratulations to Elecraft for once again listening to its customers and responding. I look forward to hearing the new SP3 in action! 73, Tyler, KC2LST ----------------------------------Message: 28 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:30:20 -0700 From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker details Message-ID: <[hidden email]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all, The SP3 is our new external speaker. We'll have a product brochure and photos soon, but here's a brief list of features: - styled to match the Elecraft K-Line - same size as the Elecraft P3 Panadapter, with matching fold-up tilt stand - works with any transceiver, but optimized for use with the K3 and K3S - custom-built, high-quality 4-ohm oval speaker with outstanding passband characteristics - A/B source selector switch - two jacks for mono or stereo input sources, and one mono extension output, allowing convenient switching of the following configurations: - one transceiver, one speaker - two transceivers, one speaker, selected by A/B switch - one transceiver, two speakers (stereo) - two transceivers, two speakers, selected by A/B switch (stereo) The SP3 will be sold assembled/tested only. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Tyler (KC2LST) wrote:
> ...from the photos on Twitter it looks like a very nice unit. As I recall there have been a number of discussions on this reflector debating the merits of various third-party external speakers and quite a few called on Elecraft to produce one of its own, to match the K-Line. Congratulations to Elecraft for once again listening to its customers and responding. I look forward to hearing the new SP3 in action! We certainly have had many requests for a matching, front-firing speaker. Sorry it took so long! 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Wayne:
Will the speaker housing have a place to slide the Powerwrex supply into the back? 73 Fred, AE6QL -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 7:19 PM To: Mike K2MK Cc: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker! Note the different model number :) More photos coming soon. Wayne N6KR On Sep 11, 2015, at 4:41 PM, Mike K2MK <[hidden email]> wrote: > Hi Tyler, > > I wonder if they are selling the Phonema brand product. The pricing > closely matches. > > http://phonemaspeakers.com/altavoces/ksp3.html > > 73, > Mike K2MK ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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"Fred Townsend" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Will the speaker housing have a place to slide the Powerwerx supply into the back? Hi Fred, The SP3 has a lot of room inside and is very solidly constructed, so it's a great platform for a DIY add-in like a power supply. You would only have to modify one piece of sheet metal -- the bottom cover -- since that is also the mounting point for the A/B switch in front and jacks in back. Available interior space is approximately 3.3"H x 5.9"W x 7.3"D. Audio jacks are arranged vertically along one edge of the rear panel, leaving several inches of space for additional connectors, possibly even a small fan. Of course you'd have to remove some of the acoustic baffle material, altering the AF response curve in an unpredictable manner. Just thinking out loud, here, but I wouldn't use it as a hiding place for your collection of rare idiophones. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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The idea of producing a matching speaker is inevitable given the history of matching speakers (Note: obviously the idea of “matching” has different interpretations by different vendors). But,
1. When I was nine years old, when my interest in radio started, my dad brought home the radios from his ship (because they were being replaced during a remodel). This was the year 1956. The radio receiver was EH Scott, model SLR: 12-B designed to fit in a rack cabinet. It had a huge (boat anchor quality) matching speaker. 2. My Hammarlund HQ-170AC, circa 1965, had a matching speaker (color and general design features). <after 38 year separation from ham radio> 3. My Icom 756 (non-pro) had a matching Icom speaker (and, matching power supply). 4. My Icom 756 Pro III had the newer version of the matching Icom speaker (SP-23). 5. And, now, Elecraft has a matching speaker to go along with the K3/K3S. But, unfortunately, I have no plans to buy one because I have no room for its matchability to be useful as my current K-line sits in a nice line up: K3, P3, KPA500 and there is no more room for another side-by-side box. Making room and adding the extra box puts different parts of the K-line too far apart (at least, for me and my operating comfort). So, here I am with my favorite rig, the K3 and maybe the last vendor (Elecraft) that I will ever buy from as long as they keep up their good work, and the first radio (K3) in my personal history without its own matching speaker due merely to the lack of space on my desk top. 73, phil, K7PEH P.S. I currently use West Mountain Radio Comspkr (stereo units) but most of the time headphones (cm-500). > On Sep 12, 2015, at 9:26 AM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Tyler (KC2LST) wrote: > >> ...from the photos on Twitter it looks like a very nice unit. As I recall there have been a number of discussions on this reflector debating the merits of various third-party external speakers and quite a few called on Elecraft to produce one of its own, to match the K-Line. Congratulations to Elecraft for once again listening to its customers and responding. I look forward to hearing the new SP3 in action! > > We certainly have had many requests for a matching, front-firing speaker. Sorry it took so long! > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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If you ever decide to seriously downsize, you can mount a KX3 inside an SP3. Wayne N6KR On Sep 12, 2015, at 11:05 AM, Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> wrote: > The idea of producing a matching speaker is inevitable given the history of matching speakers (Note: obviously the idea of “matching” has different interpretations by different vendors)…. > > ...But, unfortunately, I have no plans to buy one because I have no room for its matchability to be useful as > my current K-line sits in a nice line up: K3, P3, KPA500 and there is no more room for another > side-by-side box. Making room and adding the extra box puts different parts of the K-line too far > apart (at least, for me and my operating comfort). > > So, here I am with my favorite rig, the K3 and maybe the last vendor (Elecraft) that I will ever buy from as long > as they keep up their good work, and the first radio (K3) in my personal history without its own matching > speaker due merely to the lack of space on my desk top. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I already have a KX3 and I love it for portable QRP work. The very idea of hiding it away in an SP3 though is just wrong. Of course, you would never do that — would you? 73, phil, K7PEH > On Sep 12, 2015, at 11:09 AM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Phil, > > If you ever decide to seriously downsize, you can mount a KX3 inside an SP3. > > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Sep 12, 2015, at 11:05 AM, Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> The idea of producing a matching speaker is inevitable given the history of matching speakers (Note: obviously the idea of “matching” has different interpretations by different vendors)…. >> >> ...But, unfortunately, I have no plans to buy one because I have no room for its matchability to be useful as >> my current K-line sits in a nice line up: K3, P3, KPA500 and there is no more room for another >> side-by-side box. Making room and adding the extra box puts different parts of the K-line too far >> apart (at least, for me and my operating comfort). >> >> So, here I am with my favorite rig, the K3 and maybe the last vendor (Elecraft) that I will ever buy from as long >> as they keep up their good work, and the first radio (K3) in my personal history without its own matching >> speaker due merely to the lack of space on my desk top. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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My shack is a bit cramped too. Currently I have a couple of really inadequate computer speakers sitting atop another rig near the K3/P3 combo. That rig sits atop the RF deck of an ALS-600, which itself sits on top of a KAT500 that's in turn sitting on top of a now-unused MFJ-998.
So that's quite a "tech stack" already. Perhaps the advent of the SP3 will give me a reason to rearrange all that stuff so that I can have a good speaker (or two :)). Come to think of it, replacing the ALS-600 with a KPA500 would free up a bit of space as well and improve aesthetics at the same time. Wayne, you may have just engineered another Elecraft tipping point. 73, Tyler, KC2LST On Saturday, September 12, 2015 2:23 PM, Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> wrote: Wayne, I already have a KX3 and I love it for portable QRP work. The very idea of hiding it away in an SP3 though is just wrong. Of course, you would never do that — would you? 73, phil, K7PEH > On Sep 12, 2015, at 11:09 AM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Phil, > > If you ever decide to seriously downsize, you can mount a KX3 inside an SP3. > > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Sep 12, 2015, at 11:05 AM, Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> The idea of producing a matching speaker is inevitable given the history of matching speakers (Note: obviously the idea of “matching” has different interpretations by different vendors)…. >> >> ...But, unfortunately, I have no plans to buy one because I have no room for its matchability to be useful as >> my current K-line sits in a nice line up: K3, P3, KPA500 and there is no more room for another >> side-by-side box. Making room and adding the extra box puts different parts of the K-line too far >> apart (at least, for me and my operating comfort). >> >> So, here I am with my favorite rig, the K3 and maybe the last vendor (Elecraft) that I will ever buy from as long >> as they keep up their good work, and the first radio (K3) in my personal history without its own matching >> speaker due merely to the lack of space on my desk top. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Yikes...the SP3 price converted to Australian Dollars comes out to $253.00 plus freight.
The joy of living in a resource rich country with nowhere to sell it :-( Time to start saving the pennies Gary -----Original Message----- From: "edeveloper_1--- via Elecraft" <[hidden email]> Sent: 13/09/2015 4:39 AM To: "Phil Hystad" <[hidden email]>; "Wayne Burdick" <[hidden email]> Cc: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker details My shack is a bit cramped too. Currently I have a couple of really inadequate computer speakers sitting atop another rig near the K3/P3 combo. That rig sits atop the RF deck of an ALS-600, which itself sits on top of a KAT500 that's in turn sitting on top of a now-unused MFJ-998. So that's quite a "tech stack" already. Perhaps the advent of the SP3 will give me a reason to rearrange all that stuff so that I can have a good speaker (or two :)). Come to think of it, replacing the ALS-600 with a KPA500 would free up a bit of space as well and improve aesthetics at the same time. Wayne, you may have just engineered another Elecraft tipping point. 73, Tyler, KC2LST On Saturday, September 12, 2015 2:23 PM, Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> wrote: Wayne, I already have a KX3 and I love it for portable QRP work. The very idea of hiding it away in an SP3 though is just wrong. Of course, you would never do that — would you? 73, phil, K7PEH > On Sep 12, 2015, at 11:09 AM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Phil, > > If you ever decide to seriously downsize, you can mount a KX3 inside an SP3. > > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Sep 12, 2015, at 11:05 AM, Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> The idea of producing a matching speaker is inevitable given the history of matching speakers (Note: obviously the idea of “matching” has different interpretations by different vendors)…. >> >> ...But, unfortunately, I have no plans to buy one because I have no room for its matchability to be useful as >> my current K-line sits in a nice line up: K3, P3, KPA500 and there is no more room for another >> side-by-side box. Making room and adding the extra box puts different parts of the K-line too far >> apart (at least, for me and my operating comfort). >> >> So, here I am with my favorite rig, the K3 and maybe the last vendor (Elecraft) that I will ever buy from as long >> as they keep up their good work, and the first radio (K3) in my personal history without its own matching >> speaker due merely to the lack of space on my desk top. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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> The joy of living in a resource rich country with nowhere to sell it :-(
Bet you could solar-power the entire country, Gary. I'm picturing one colossal array aimed at a boiler on top of Ayers Rock :) Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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You guys must be drunk on KoolAid,
180$ for an, OK Wow... 'Matching' SP3 Speaker, and most will need two, not one Yikes ! Shipped to Europe, I don't think so! 73, Deni - F5VJC On 12 September 2015 at 22:54, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: > > The joy of living in a resource rich country with nowhere to sell it :-( > > Bet you could solar-power the entire country, Gary. I'm picturing one > colossal array aimed at a boiler on top of Ayers Rock :) > > Wayne > N6KR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I got to see the new Elecraft speakers at the SW Division Hamcon today and they look and sound great.
73, Bill, W6QR ----------------------------------Message: 28 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:30:20 -0700 From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker details Message-ID: <[hidden email]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all, The SP3 is our new external speaker. We'll have a product brochure and photos soon, but here's a brief list of features: - styled to match the Elecraft K-Line - same size as the Elecraft P3 Panadapter, with matching fold-up tilt stand - works with any transceiver, but optimized for use with the K3 and K3S - custom-built, high-quality 4-ohm oval speaker with outstanding passband characteristics - A/B source selector switch - two jacks for mono or stereo input sources, and one mono extension output, allowing ? convenient switching of the following configurations: ? - one transceiver, one speaker ? - two transceivers, one speaker, selected by A/B switch ? - one transceiver, two speakers (stereo) ? - two transceivers, two speakers, selected by A/B switch (stereo) The SP3 will be sold assembled/tested only. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hams have historically paid big bucks for speakers that match their rigs.
73, Don W3FPR On 9/12/2015 5:11 PM, F5vjc wrote: > You guys must be drunk on KoolAid, > > 180$ for an, OK Wow... 'Matching' SP3 Speaker, and most will need two, > not one > Yikes ! > > Shipped to Europe, I don't think so! > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Wayne
Hmmmm....and as soon as figure out how to tap into the battery bank I will do my damnedness to deplete it with my K-Line....grin Your offering free postage and upsize with fries with the SP3? Ducking for cover now :-) Gary -----Original Message----- From: "Wayne Burdick" <[hidden email]> Sent: 13/09/2015 6:54 AM To: "Gary" <[hidden email]> Cc: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]>; "Phil Hystad" <[hidden email]>; "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker details > The joy of living in a resource rich country with nowhere to sell it :-( Bet you could solar-power the entire country, Gary. I'm picturing one colossal array aimed at a boiler on top of Ayers Rock :) Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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