New To The Group and I have a suggestion!
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýWell, I took the plunge.? Wished I had done it earlier as an early adopter a couple years ago and saved $250.? Instead, I was excited with the QRP IC-705 which I still have.? While the 705 has more features there¡¯s a cool factor with the TX-500.? Like an Apple product it just looks cool without it even turned on.? Then when it comes to life you realize it¡¯s even cooler.? ?The stature of diecast aluminum body in so formidable I worry more about the the poor concrete than the radio if I were to drop it.? All kidding aside I¡¯m here now and that all that matters. ? I liked all of the cables that came with the radio.? The bifurcated cable for the headset is nice but I prefer to use the hand mic.? While the speaker mic is OK it¡¯s not loud enough for me and I thought it would cool to wire up a cable with a female 3.5mm jack to pins 1 and 4 (the speaker output) of the mic connector and that¡¯s just what I did.? Now I¡¯ve got two speakers, one in the mic and a small portable external speaker.? It works great.? Just and idea I thought I¡¯d share with the group as a newbie. ? As always best 73, ? David K9AT |
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýDavid,Can you provide a photo of how the wires go and where? I¡¯m not an electronics expert at all but I can do enough to get myself in trouble. That would be very helpful!!! 73, Ammed Ismail? KN6STX On Nov 2, 2023, at 6:49?PM, David Holmgren K9AT "Ruffers" <david@...> wrote:
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If you look at the attachment you can see the pins 1 and 4 are used. ?I just used a stereo female jack of an old "Y" cable. ?You just need to ohm out the tip and shield wires and the third ring wire you can cut off. ?Tip should go to pin 4 and ground to 1 although I don't think it will matter much. ?
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David Holmgren K9AT "Ruffers"
Ammed Ismail
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