[TenTec] Orion headphone jack

[Pete Smith]

At 04:19 PM 5/8/03 -0500, you wrote:
>I have plugged a set of mono phones into that jack on a couple of
>occasions accidentally.  The world did not come to an end.  The
>radio did not blow up or smoke.  In response to a previous post on
>this question, someone checked and verified that there are 100 ohm
>resistors in series with each lead
>
>On the other hand, I'm not going to be the one to put a set of mono
>phones in that jack and let it cook over night, either.
>

Thanks -- I'm new to this reflector and wasn't aware of the previous 
thread.  The series resistors are exactly what Kenwood uses, and I think my 
Mark 5 does the same.  Glad to see they made this a little foolproof at least.


73, Pete N4ZR
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