KX1 Ext. Speaker

[dalekretzer]

    After recently completing a KX1 kit, I wanted to monitor with a speaker and what I had been using gave me very poor output levels. I bought the recommended Sony earbuds, which have wonderful volume and reproduction, but still wanted a speaker because that's the way I operate most of the time.
    Cruising my local Radio Shack, I happened upon their exclusive "mini extension speaker for transceivers," stock number 19-318 at $26, and took it chance on it working well since it is "optimized for communications." It also is black and tiny, an appealing companion for the KX1.
    I'm here to tell you that little bitty box puts out a terrific sound, particularly for cw and my OT hearing! Now, I'm never without it hooked up to my K2, K1 or KX1 unless I need the earbuds for some odd reason. I highly recommend it as the ideal traveling companion and in particular for solo or public display Field Day stations. I nearly wrote Wayne earlier to recommend it after spotting the speaker in his FD setup that was bigger than the rest of his station :)
    Meanwhile, I'm still chuckling over AB3AP's insightful comment that the K2's "not inst" display also flashes a subliminal "buy me" message. I'm going to try that reasoning with the xyl on my next Elecraft purchase, which will be a noise blanker so I'm not bothered by all the UPS truck deliveries.
    73, Dale K6PJV
    Sacramento
_______________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: [hidden email]
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
 http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft   

Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm
Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

[Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU]

This is a good find...I have never seen it in the stores...I will look
for one.

Here are a couple more options: depending on your sense of style, you
may also like the Radio Shack 277-1008, which is a $13 mono speaker,
though decidedly Radio Shack looking.  A step up (and smallest of the 3)
is the MacAlly iPod "PodWave" speaker, IP-A111,  but it needs an
impedance transformer to make it work with the KX1.  I see they now have
an IP-A111B in black, both for $40.

Type 277-1008 into google for pix of the $13 radio shack offering, and
see http://wa5znu.org/log/2006/06/kx1-ipod-speaker.html for the pix of
the MacAlly PodWave with my KX1.

Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 9:01 am, Dale Kretzer wrote:
>     Cruising my local Radio Shack, I happened upon their exclusive
> "mini extension speaker for transceivers," stock number 19-318 at $26,
> and took it chance on it working well since it is "optimized for
> communications." It also is black
_______________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: [hidden email]
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
 http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft   

Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm
Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

[Martin Gillen-2]

Hi, Dale.

I bought a set of Nexxtech speakers for my KX1:

http://tinyurl.com/l7ql3

They develop a huge amount of audio and they fold together to a package
about the same size as the KX1.  Very light and Li-ion batteries last a LONG
time (I'm still on my first set after 6 months...).

I'm very happy with those, esp. for back packing.

The only problem is the length of the cord they came with (about 1
foot) but that
was easily solved with an extension :)

73
Martin.
_______________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: [hidden email]
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
 http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft   

Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm
Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

[Dan Romanchik KB6NU]

I found a set of battery-powered, amplified computer speakers at  
Dayton for $3/pair. They were designed to use six C cells, three in  
one speaker and three in the other. I modified the main speaker to  
accept a 9V battery. So, for three bucks, I got a nice speaker to use  
with the KX-1 and a second, non-amplified speaker to use for another  
project.

73!

Dan KB6NU
----------------------------------------------------------
CW Geek and MI Affiliated Club Coordinator
Read my ham radio blog at www.kb6nu.com
LET'S GET MORE KIDS INTO HAM RADIO!


On Jun 28, 2006, at 1:57 PM, Leigh L Klotz, Jr. wrote:

> This is a good find...I have never seen it in the stores...I will  
> look for one.
>
> Here are a couple more options: depending on your sense of style,  
> you may also like the Radio Shack 277-1008, which is a $13 mono  
> speaker, though decidedly Radio Shack looking.  A step up (and  
> smallest of the 3) is the MacAlly iPod "PodWave" speaker, IP-A111,  
> but it needs an impedance transformer to make it work with the  
> KX1.  I see they now have an IP-A111B in black, both for $40.
>
> Type 277-1008 into google for pix of the $13 radio shack offering,  
> and see http://wa5znu.org/log/2006/06/kx1-ipod-speaker.html for the  
> pix of the MacAlly PodWave with my KX1.
>
> Leigh/WA5ZNU
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 9:01 am, Dale Kretzer wrote:
>>     Cruising my local Radio Shack, I happened upon their exclusive  
>> "mini extension speaker for transceivers," stock number 19-318 at  
>> $26, and took it chance on it working well since it is "optimized  
>> for communications." It also is black
> _______________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Post to: [hidden email]
> You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm
> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
>

_______________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: [hidden email]
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
 http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft   

Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm
Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

[David Toepfer]

I assume you are inserting the transformer between the jack and the amp in the
mcally amp.  Does the lo-impedence end go to the plug and the hi-impedence end
go the the amp, or is it vice-versa?

David, K3TUE
.

--- "Leigh L Klotz, Jr." <[hidden email]> wrote:

> This is a good find...I have never seen it in the stores...I will look
> for one.
>
> Here are a couple more options: depending on your sense of style, you
> may also like the Radio Shack 277-1008, which is a $13 mono speaker,
> though decidedly Radio Shack looking.  A step up (and smallest of the 3)
> is the MacAlly iPod "PodWave" speaker, IP-A111,  but it needs an
> impedance transformer to make it work with the KX1.  I see they now have
> an IP-A111B in black, both for $40.
>
> Type 277-1008 into google for pix of the $13 radio shack offering, and
> see http://wa5znu.org/log/2006/06/kx1-ipod-speaker.html for the pix of
> the MacAlly PodWave with my KX1.
>
> Leigh/WA5ZNU
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 9:01 am, Dale Kretzer wrote:
> >     Cruising my local Radio Shack, I happened upon their exclusive
> > "mini extension speaker for transceivers," stock number 19-318 at $26,
> > and took it chance on it working well since it is "optimized for
> > communications." It also is black
> _______________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Post to: [hidden email]
> You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
>  http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft   
>
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm
> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
>

[Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU]

I used a Radio Shack 273-1380, whichi is 1K ohms to 8 ohms.  I hooked
the 8 ohm side to the plug on the PodWave and the 1K ohm side to the
audio amplifier PC board.  I outboarded it with leads through holes in
the plastic case.  I clipped the center tap on the 1K ohm side.  I spent
some time looking for a small SMD audio transformer in the Mouser
catalog but couldn't find one that wasn't 1:1.  There is enough room
inside the case for a small transformer.

73,
Leigh/WA5ZNU

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 4:20 pm, David Toepfer wrote:
> I assume you are inserting the transformer between the jack and the amp
> in the
> mcally amp.  Does the lo-impedence end go to the plug and the
> hi-impedence end
> go the the amp, or is it vice-versa?
>
> David, K3TUE
_______________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: [hidden email]
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
 http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft   

Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm
Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com