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Gerry Leary <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:38:59 -0600
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You have all the luck.  I tried hard at the last swap to find anything 
Motorola and I couldn't.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 6:22 PM
Subject: now here's an interesting problem


> Hi, folks.
>
> Last week-end, at a swap in Southwest Lower Michigan, I was lucky enough 
> to
> pick up a Motorola amplified speaker.  It was one of those nice speakers
> with a metal case, and the grill work on the back.  The item cost me a 
> grand
> total of $5.  All I had to do was replace the wiring for the power and 
> phono
> connections, and I was good to go.
>
> The speaker is incredible, and goes a long way in terms of giving me clear
> audio, even under marginal conditions.
>
> But, I have run into an interesting dilemma.
>
> In working with my TS480, here at the home shack, I have had to adjust the
> volume output levels for the VGS1 announcement, the beep tone, and the CW
> sidetone down to the lowest possible level.  This is ok for the VGS1
> announcement, and the beep tone, but the CW sidetone, even at level 1, is 
> a
> little too loud for comfort.
>
> Does anyone know of a way that I can "fine tune" this adjustment further, 
> to
> get the CW sidetone volume down at least a little bit more?
>
> This is the only disadvantage I have found when using this terrific
> amplified speaker.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
> 

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