Tom,

I remember those speakers. They are wonderful, and are indeed quite 
loud.

The easiest thing to do would be to insert some attenuation into the 
line between the rig and the speaker.

It sounds like no more than 6 or maybe 8 db would do it.

I'm not sure how much attenuation is in those attenuated patch cords 
we used to buy when a portable cassette machine did not contain a line 
level input, but try one of those if you can find one.

Radio Shack still sold them 3 or 4 years ago.

Mike Duke, K5XU

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 7:22 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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