[TenTec] Ten Tec 307G Speaker

[Richards]

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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