On 7/8/2013 10:57 PM, Larry Belcher wrote:
Also does anyone have any comments as to
CW operation with the speaker.
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Um... er... ah... Geeze, Larry, I expect a
paddle or straight key will work much better.
;-)
But seriously folks...
My personal take is CW sounds pretty much the same (i.e., of equal audio
quality) on A LOT of speakers. OK, while there is SOME SLIGHT variation
using different speakers, it is insignificant to my ear. After all, you
are producing a single tone at a single frequency. I know you can hear
some difference from speaker one speaker to the next, but I do not
consider it a substantial or material difference.
I nearly always prefer a headset or headphones over any speaker. Closed
earphone receivers often attenuate ambient noise in the shack, such as
that produced by cooling fans, the dog or the XYL, and help you
concentrate on the message. Also, headphones makes the transaction
private, and the XYL won't be annoyed by the unpredictable, yet ongoing
beep of the CW tone.
I believe moderately priced cans are generally more accurate than most
inexpensive speakers housed in a large metal cabinet. I recently
ordered the replacement speaker used in TenTec's current model external
speaker and, while it is a nice little speaker, it cost less than $10
and I guess almost any headphones should produce a more accurate and
pleasing sound, while passively attenuating ambient noise and
facilitating privacy.
Just MY take ... your mileage may differ.
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