[TenTec] Replacement speaker for RX340

Charles P. Steinmetz charles_steinmetz at lavabit.com
Wed Jan 16 19:58:49 EST 2013


I suspect that few of us use the internal speakers in our receivers 
very often -- I know I don't.  However, I hate it when things do not 
work properly, even if I don't use them often.  The voice coil in my 
RX340's internal speaker had been rubbing since day one, making it 
all but useless.  I never bothered TT about it because the supplied 
speaker is a decidedly inferior part to begin with.

Well, I had the 340 apart for other reasons and on a lark I ordered a 
new speaker from Digi-Key:

Digi-Key GF1004H-ND   4" speaker 8 ohm 20 watt
http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?x=0&y=0&lang=en&site=us&KeyWords=GF1004H-ND

In a word, it is fantastic -- way better than I had hoped.  It makes 
listening with the internal speaker a pleasure.  I still won't do it 
much (generally only when I'm using the 340 to monitor a frequency 
while listening to another radio), but it's nice to know it works as 
it should.  I used several short pieces of self-adhesive 
weatherstripping foam to prevent rattles from the speaker mounting 
screws contacting the top cover of the radio.

Space permitting, this speaher should be an upgrade for most anything 
with a 4" square speaker.  It would also be a good candidate for 
anyone building a DIY speaker for their radios.

Best regards,

Charles










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