Well, they must only hit trail when it is perfect weather. I'd gladly trade a few oz for some weatherproofing or should I say, weather friendly engineering. A smaller KX3 was nice, but a smaller KX3 that had no open holes in it, or places for the occasional raindrop, dirt, leaves, branches, sand to get into it would have been amazing. -Kevin (KK4YEL)
No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced ! > On Apr 1, 2017, at 08:19, Chip Stratton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank goodness for the lightweight knob. I would think the designers were > nuts if a designed for trail use radio like the KX2 came with a weighted > knob. Its amazing how the ounces add up when packing your gear up a trail. > > Chip > AE5KA > > On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 10:30 PM, Christopher Hoover <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> >>> Our goal for the KX2 was to make it really lightweight. Light enough to >>> be used as an HT. >> >> >> Is it really practical as an HT? Some will use it that way for sure, but >> it is already quite heavy without an antenna. >> >> I really like my KX2, but, with respect, I'm unconvinced the HT use case >> is worth trading heavily against the more practical use cases. >> >> -- Christopher >> 73 de AI6KG >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 5:09 PM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> In response to various comments on the KX2 knob (today and earlier): >>> >>> Our goal for the KX2 was to make it really lightweight. Light enough to >> be >>> used as an HT. Goat-optional on longer hikes. >>> >>> Even 1 ounce of additional weight can increase fatigue when holding a >>> device (try, for example, carrying around an iPhone 7 vs. an iPhone 7+). >> So >>> we designed a low-profile plastic VFO A knob that is big enough to get >> the >>> job done. >>> >>> Another reason not to use a heavier knob is that the KX2’s VFO encoder is >>> itself a compact unit that has a sleeve bearing. Weighted knobs should in >>> general be used only with heavier, ball-bearing style encoders. On this >>> encoder, a heavy knob would shorten the rotational life. >>> >>> Regarding adding a dimple: I’ve tried knobs this size with dimples and >>> found that they were hard to use. A matter of taste and fingertip size, I >>> guess. Meanwhile, the present knob can be “spun” to a certain degree by >>> putting light finger pressure on the rim. >>> >>> 73, >>> Wayne >>> N6KR >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
