[Ron Ramirez]

Okay!

So I wanted to have a proper 6x9 speaker in the speaker box Debbie had given me. It needed to be very low impedance (3.2 or 4 ohms). The box had a speaker in it originally, but it was 8 ohms.

I removed that speaker.

Today, a replacement arrived from Parts Express.

https://www.parts-express.com/grs-69as-4...m--292-459

4 ohms!

One problem, though - that extra thick plastic gasket kept me from being able to mount the speaker in the cabinet! The thickness of that gasket would not allow the mounting studs to protrude through to the back of the speaker enough to mount the nuts which hold the speaker in place.

So I decided to try to remove the gasket.

Working very carefully, I was able to pry it off successfully without damaging the cone surround. Then I could easily mount the speaker in the box.

Now, with this 4 ohm 6x9 speaker, the Hammarlund has plenty of volume. Yes, now I can actually turn down the volume on strong stations. WRMI in the 31m band is coming in LOUD and clear right now as I type this. And I'm not using my outdoor longwire either - I'm using my short (approx. 20 foot) indoor wire antenna which is strung along the ceiling here in the basement.