That Jupiter speaker is specially designed for digital sound. Don't
expect anything else to work properly.
-----Original Message-----
From: "Bill Ames" <bames@aob.com>
To: "Bill Brannick" <WmLB@prefer.net>, <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:22:57 -0400
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Speaker for Jupiter
> I found a very nice speaker for my Jupiter at Radio Shack. They were
> selling
> some nice RCA speakers, on sale, for $15. It looks and sounds as good
> as any
> speaker I have seen / heard connected to a receiver. Now, I am
> wondering if
> I should spend the $100 for a matching speaker? What about it could be
> worth
> the extra $$$? Well, I think I know the answer. I believe there are a
> number
> of old radios, ham rigs, that were sold with matching speakers. Over
> time
> these speakers got separated from the rigs. Now, if you are trying to
> build
> the station you first had, well, the speakers are hard to come by. The
> new
> TT speakers will be in that category. So few will be sold at their
> $100
> price that after twenty years you will have to spend at least four
> times
> that to complete your restored Jupiter station. So, what to do? I
> suggest
> that we should all buy a speaker, keep it sealed in the original box
> and
> leave it to the grand kids! Now, that would be worth a 100 bucks!
>
> Bill Ames
> KB1LG
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Bill Brannick
> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 5:34 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] Speaker for Jupiter
>
>
> I wonder what is in that new matching external speaker for the Jupiter
> that
> would justify me spending $98.00 for it. I am sure it probably will
> look
> very nice sitting next to the Jupiter... but as the old Peggy Lee song
> says.. "is that all there is??"
>
>
> Bill
> Costa Mesa, CA
> Amateur Radio Station: W6WLB
>
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